Communities rooting for Organic farming to slow ecological damage
By Nancy Aol Reduced crop yields arising from unreliable weather pattern is the immediate showing of the realities of climate change that communities in northern Uganda are coming to terms with. The region formerly receives one log stretch of wet season spanning from Merch to October, this has condensed to a paltry three, at most
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On Environment; let’s not ‘preach Water and drink Wine’
This year’s World Environment Day 5 June, 2023 came at a time when World Meteorological Organization not a glossy picture of what future holds in regards to getting hold of the far-reaching impacts of climate change on the livelihoods of people across the world with the developing part of the World facing the extreme brunt
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Ban on logging takes no effect
In the week running through 20th/ July /2023, the community from Iboa , Andra and Ibakwe villages in Palorinya Sub County Obongi district, rightly, embarked on a citizen’s monitoring of the implementation of the Executive Order-3 https://bit.ly/3Wvx3xH by Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on curbing logging, timber cutting and commercial Charcoal production in North and North East of
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Increase in commercial charcoal production during covid-19 lockdown
Under the cover of the ongoing public health measures including lockdown aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19, we are noticing increase in the commercial production of Charcoal in Adjumani district, Pakelle and Itirikwa Sub-Counties are the hotspots, as seen in this picture taken by our grassroot activist on Tuesday, 22, June, 2021 at Nyabila
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Police drop a case of theft of charcoal against our team leader and others
Police have dropped a case of theft of charcoal against our team leader Mr. Amanzuru .L. William and others, the case related to a community action that occurred on 30 January 2021 in Adjumani town, where locals impounded a Kampala bound trucks ferrying Illigal Charcoal was registered at Adjumani Central Police station by owners of
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NFA Official involved in plundering Zoka forest!
The racket plundering Zoka Central Forest has drawn in persons working for institution that are mandated to protect the Forest, we are noting with concern this publication by Daily Monitor newspaper of the National Forestry Authority official Mr. Jackson Ojambo who according to the report is involved in destructive activities in Zoka Central Forest, We
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Strategic Plan 2021-2024
This three-year strategic plan was developed in a participatory manner involving various stakeholders at different levels. The Board provided management support with Terms of Reference upon which the strategy would be developed. The Board of Directors of Friends of Zoka together with the Management team aptly realized that there was need for the organization to
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