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In the forest reserves that span the Uganda-Tanzania border, the real value of wildlife isn’t measured in ecological terms, but in the price that traditional healers and treasure hunters are willing …
Silent Trade: How Uganda’s Wildlife Trafficking For Traditional Medicine Fuels Illicit Financial Flows Read More
Background: The Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC) is a leading media development organization dedicated to strengthening journalism, promoting press freedom, and supporting journalists in northern Uganda. We seek a highly …
CLOSED: Job Opening: Accountant Read More
Food is a vital sector for our wellbeing. But its production, from planting to consumption, is increasingly becoming vulnerable to climate-related disruptions globally. Shifting rainfall patterns and high temperatures, among …
CLOSED – Call for applications: Food and agriculture reporting grants Read More
GULU, Uganda—For 52-year-old Katereke, cassava has been both a staple food and a source of suffering. Despite being a staple food for millions, cassava contains compounds that can inhibit iodine …
Cassava’s Dark Side: Unveiling the Hidden Health Risks in Northern Uganda Read More
Uganda set an ambitious goal for energy generation to meet its growing energy needs. It aims at generating 52,481MW of electricity by 2040 with nuclear energy contributing 24,000 megawatts (MW) …
Can Uganda’s Nuclear Program Unlock Solutions To Food Security, Climate Change? Read More
The controversy over fossil fuel extraction continues to linger just weeks after the conclusion of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. There is a spiraling of protests due to its severe environmental …
Energy Transition: Uganda Defends Oil Exploration Plan To Accelerate Clean Energy Read More
Uganda’s agricultural sector, the backbone of its economy, faces increasing challenges due to water scarcity, particularly in dry regions hard hit by climate change. As freshwater sources dwindle, farmers seek …
Why Desalination Could Be Uganda’s Key To Climate-Resilient Farming Read More
Globally marginalised communities are often excluded or discriminated against by society in many aspects of life. This tilted ground, which contributes to unequal power relations along political, social, and economic …
“We are stronger together”: NUMEC, DiploBrief and Community Green Radio join forces to amplify voices of marginalized groups Read More
Far north in Uganda in Adjumani district, there is a 1,259-hectare tropical rainforest named Zoka. Zoka Forest is, according to residents and conservationists, a vital ecosystem that provides sustenance, spiritual …
Friends of Zoka: From WhatsApp group to forest defenders movement Read More
In 2011, Rose Lanyero, 59, a former market vendor in Gulu City made a decision to relocate to the village where she bought land in Gwengdiya Parish, Awach Subcounty in …
Improved crop varieties, better farming techniques helping four-acre model farmers thrive in Gulu Read More