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Climate Justice / Feature

Living With Climate Pain: Rural Ugandans Grapple With Disability and Disaster

June 11, 2025 - by Davis Buyondo

“I actually don’t know what the future holds, I am uncertain of what life will be from now,” says 24-year-old peasant farmer, Edrinah Ndabaruhanguza, a survivor of a violent waterspout that devastated …

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Conservation / Feature

Silent Trade: How Uganda’s Wildlife Trafficking For Traditional Medicine Fuels Illicit Financial Flows

May 19, 2025 - by Davis Buyondo

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 …

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Health

Cassava’s Dark Side: Unveiling the Hidden Health Risks in Northern Uganda

January 6, 2025February 7, 2025 - by Alfred Oryem & Sharon Sibindi

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 …

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Clean Energy / Feature

Can Uganda’s Nuclear Program Unlock Solutions To Food Security, Climate Change?

December 30, 2024January 2, 2025 - by Davis Buyondo

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) …

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Energy

Energy Transition: Uganda Defends Oil Exploration Plan To Accelerate Clean Energy

December 21, 2024January 2, 2025 - by Davis Buyondo

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 …

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Feature

Invasive plants taking over Uganda’s National Parks as climate change bites

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 - by Chowoo Willy, Karungi Patra and Oroma Gladys

Human-wildlife conflicts rising as animals look for food elsewhere The Pearl of Africa, Uganda, is a convergence zone for five of Africa’s important ecological zones and is home to an …

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March 19, 2025April 10, 2025

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January 23, 2025February 12, 2025

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Advocacy
October 21, 2025 - by NUMEC Secretariat

In a world where marginalized voices are often ignored, the feeling of being shut out is palpable. Imagine trying to raise a critical issue, particularly during a high-stakes election period, …

NUMEC journalists shine at the national awards again

June 3, 2025

“We are stronger together”: NUMEC, DiploBrief and Community Green Radio join forces to amplify voices of marginalized groups

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Friends of Zoka: From WhatsApp group to forest defenders movement

November 30, 2024February 10, 2025

NUMEC’s remarkable journey: Journalists in northern Uganda celebrate milestones

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

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