As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2022 World Environment Day yesterday, Nile Breweries limited (NBL) has re-echoed its commitment to protect the environment. “We depend on healthy, natural environments and thriving communities to brew our beer and we are committed to improving our environment and communities so that our consumers can continue sharing experiences with us for the next 100+ years,” says Clare Asiimwe, Sustainability Manager Nile Breweries. World Environmental day is celebrated worldwide every year on 5th June. This year’s celebration is themed ‘Only One Earth’, with focus on living sustainably in harmony with…
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Uganda, through the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, has today launched the first electronic permitting system to regulate trade in wildlife and wildlife products in the country. In a statement, the Ministry says: “The electronic permitting system aims to control legal trade in wildlife and prevent illegal trade of specimens through the issuance of electronic permits and licenses for trade (import, export and re-export) in specimens that are listed and not listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).” Uganda now becomes the 8th country on African continent to develop an electronic CITES permitting system and the…
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Since 2016, the government through the Ministry of Water and Environment has increased access to water in the country whereby clean and affordable water access in rural areas is at 68% while in urban areas it is at 75%. “Overall a total of 38,517 villages representing 66% out of the total 57,974 villages in the country have been served with clean water. So far 35 districts have their water coverage above 80%. My sector has managed to construct 132,341 domestic water points countrywide of which 41,112 (deep boreholes), 21,590 (shallow wells), 29,097 (protected spring), 20,306 (PSP/taps) and 20,236 (rainwater harvesting…
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