Tag Archives: Charcoal burning

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago District Local Government has planted over 60,000 seedlings in the first year of its campaign to reforest the district. Agago is among the districts in northern Uganda which have been hard hit by massive tree-cutting for commercial purposes. Cultural leaders estimate that at least …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apoi sub county authorities in Apac district have banned the burning and sale of charcoal. The decision was reached by the sub county council on January 13th, 2023. The decision is aimed at promoting environmental conservation, according to the sub-county authorities. James Ogwal Odyang, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The security forces in Karamoja sub-region have banned charcoal and bush-burning activities to curb cattle theft and depletion of trees. The forces say the move is due to a resurgence of cattle theft, noting that suspected cattle raiders have resorted to staying in the bush pretending …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the country continues battling the COVID-19 outbreak, the environment has equally been hit hard by the pandemic. In Bunyoro sub-region, most of the people who lost their jobs resulting from the closure of certain companies and offices turned to mother nature for survival. Most …

Gen Lokech implicated RDCs, DPCs and politicians for abetting illegal logging and charcoal trade in Acholi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Police-IGP Maj Gen Paul Lokech has accused security personnel in the Acholi region of abetting illegal logging and charcoal burning. Gen Lokech specifically pointed fingers …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Angagura sub county, Pader district are on spot for fueling environmental destruction of tree species in Aswa Ranch. The species on the verge of extinction include Shea nut trees and Africana Afrizella that government banned cutting in 2018. However, the local leaders …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kitgum district is holding six suspects arrested for alleged illegal logging and charcoal burning. The suspects were picked from Lamwo district during undercover operations conducted by the Environmental Protection Police Unit-EPPU over the weekend. The operations conducted on illegal logging and charcoal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris has cautioned communities in Karamoja region against bush and charcoal burning, the leading causes of pollution in the area. The minister said that about one third of deaths from stroke, lungs and heart diseases are due …