by lepromeadmin | Aug 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Noar Natolo and Scovia Bulyaba are carpet weavers and members of the Nagoje community living in Mabira Forest, in Uganda. To supplement their income, they collect palm leaves from the forest and weave carpets that are later dyed with local natural products. The...
by lepromeadmin | Aug 20, 2019 | Eco-Tourism, Uganda
BY Ladd Connell (Devex.com) OPINION: In August, the world’s leading climate scientists issued a report on land confirming what we already know: forests are a critical weapon in the battle against climate change. Yet as competition for land mounts, the destruction of...
by lepromeadmin | May 25, 2019 | Eco-Tourism, Uganda
Forests and trees make vital contributions to both people and the planet, bolstering livelihoods, providing clean air and water, conserving biodiversity and responding to climate change. Forests act as a source of food, medicine and fuel for more than a billion...
by lepromeadmin | Mar 28, 2019 | Eco-Tourism, Uganda
Commemoration of the 2019 World Forest Day in Uganda took place on March 21 and marked part of the events of the Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK). One of the key activities of the day was a field visit to Kyansozi Central Forest Reserve. The walk through the...
by lepromeadmin | Feb 7, 2019 | Uganda
The Natural Forests Uganda’s forests fall into two major categories namely the natural forests and the plantations. Natural forests supply the bulk of forest products but plantations are gaining prominence. High Forests in Uganda were in the past degraded so much such...
