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..................

The major causes of wetland degradation include poor farming practices, unplanned urbanisation and settlements, sand mining and industrialisation. (New Vision/Files)