Panic as Kampala loses 2,000 hectares of wetlands
“Lubigi wetland, which serves as a natural drainage and filtration system for the city, is the most encroached on wetland in Kampala, with 21,249 houses now sitting within its boundaries..................
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The major causes of wetland degradation include poor farming practices, unplanned urbanisation and settlements, sand mining and industrialisation. (New Vision/Files)
By Simon Peter Tumwine
Journalists @New Vision
KAMPALA - Kampala city leaders are in panic mode after a study showed that over 2,000 hectares of wetlands have been lost in the last 30 years.
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