FMNR involves farmers identifying and protecting naturally regenerating trees and shrubs, including those growing from existing stumps and root systems, rather than relying entirely on planting new seedlings. Uganda’s forestry standards recognise the practice as a technically simple and inexpensive approach to restoring forest landscapes.
“We are looking at starting the certification process; the framework is yet to be completed. The next activity will be facilitating certification for BDS providers. If they are certified, it will help in quality assurance; the quality of BDS services is bad today; certified providers will get a quality mark to help clients of BDS, funders, understand whom to deploy for what services,” Kaziro said.
The 12-year mechanism comprises 180 million U.S. dollars in lending capital and about 20 million U.S. dollars for technical assistance, with the lending capital expected to generate about 266 million dollars in loans through four investment cycles.
JESA Farm Dairy has announced a temporary shortage of its milk products on the market, saying the ongoing dry season has affected dairy farming communities across the country and reduced milk yields.
“Many smallholder farmers, especially women in the cattle corridor, are disproportionately affected by climate change shocks,” Agaba says.
"Across the region, children are facing food and water insecurity, overstretched health services and disrupted learning. Further, major climate shocks will likely push children and the systems they rely on to breaking point," Kadilli said in a statement.
Dubbed SKEEPON, the new technology is a climate-smart plant bio-stimulant that was introduced in Uganda by Ac-planta, a venture company certified by the National Research Institute of Japan.
Tanna explained that the new Sugar Industry Information Management System (SIIMS) will facilitate the registration of all sugarcane farmers in the country and will help to address most of the challenges in the sugar sector
Kijaji added that the cause of the fire has not yet been established, noting that authorities would conduct a detailed assessment of the impacts on wildlife and other resources once the blaze is completely put out.
Despite the incident, tourism activities within Kilimanjaro National Park, including mountain climbing, continue normally.
“In the circumstances and having regard to the positive steps already taken by the respondents in exercise of their statutory mandate, the applicant is not entitled to the remedies sought as this application is dismissed with no orders as to costs,” Justice Kinobe said.
“E-cooking is the way to go, just like the way the government has also adopted the E-movement transport modes. With all these combined, we want to reduce pollution and the number of trees being cut down for charcoal and firewood,” Kakaire said.
“The next epicentre for the National Cleaning Exercise will be in Hoima City. As you are aware, we are preparing to host AFCON in that part of the country,” Nabbanja said. The government used the Kyaliwajala exercise to combine the national sanitation campaign with the launch of AFCON-related activities in Kira Municipality, one of the areas expected to support activities around Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
On numerous occasions, King Oyo appealed to the central government plus the tourism ministry to restore wildlife corridors which used to connect one protected area to another.
Experts warned of the risk of further floods a day after the devastating tsunami-like wall of freezing water and mud wiped out towns under a torrent of sludge, engulfing homes, smashing bridges and dams, and sweeping vehicles away like toys.
Narrated by Dr Kalema-Zikusoka herself, the audiobook brings her personal conservation story directly to listeners, from her childhood fascination with animals to becoming Uganda Wildlife Authority’s first wildlife veterinarian and later founding Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH).
“The mother had her child in her hands and tried to save him, but she fell down, and the child was swept away by the floods. As she tried to look for him, she couldn't trace the child. She was then trapped by a banana plant. Till now, the child has not been rescued. Another child who was 11 years old died on the spot and could not be rescued,” Tumuhereze said.
“The contrast was made clear when delegates pointed to South Africa, where strategic positioning of Ankole genetics has created a booming luxury market. Just last month, in July 2026, an Ankole bull named Omega fetched a record-breaking R5.5m (about $300,000) in a private sale, driven purely by its superior genetics and striking horn development,” a statement issued by Ugandan officials in Washington noted.
But he drew criticism on Sunday for handing out footballs marked "Sign for the homeland," his campaign slogan, from his armoured vehicle on a visit to an area near the quake's epicentre.
Climate finance will increasingly be judged not by the amount of funding committed or the number of projects delivered, but by whether it leaves behind businesses, agricultural value chains and financial systems capable of sustaining investment after concessional finance has ended.