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NFA gets new Executive Director
National Forestry Authority welcomed the new Executive Director Mr. Tom Obong Okello who received tools of office from Mr. Paul Buyerah Musamali who has been the Ag. Executive Director since 1st February 2018. The hand over happened the NFA headquarters witnessed by the Chairman B.O.D Mr. Gershom Onyango. Tom indicated that it was a pleasure…
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NFA & NWSC to Grow One Million Trees
The National Forestry Authority in partnership with the National water and Sewerage Corporation has partnered to plant one million trees in all its areas of operation in Uganda. The partnership targets to increase forest cover in especially on areas outside protected areas to allow easy access to forest products for the general public. While launching…
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Must See Primates Of Uganda
Uganda is a nature gifted country and also known to be the pearl of Africa. Uganda harbors notable primate species of varied families and characteristics, ranging from the most endangered mountain gorillas, the human’s closest relatives – Chimpanzees and the most destructive – baboons. Primates in Uganda tend to dwell in numerous ecosystems, mainly in…
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Meet the Mountain Gorillas of Uganda
From its top to its tail, Uganda is blessed with several national parks. Chimpanzees play in the shadow of the snow-topped Rwenzori Mountains, elephants drink from the spouting waterfalls of Murchison Falls National Park, and lions and Ugandan cob graze on the wonderful savannah grasslands of Queen Elizabeth National Park. In any case dig deeper…
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ROUTES AFRICA 2013 Delegates Awed by Bwindi Gorillas
To Mr. Jon Howell, the Tourism Development Manager at UBM Live- Routes, the gorilla tracking experience was simply incredible. Richard Bodin the chief commercial officer at Fastjet in the UK, agreed with Jon but remarked that to say the experience was amazing is simply an understatement. It was just unbelievable, he insisted after spending an…
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NFA and Echuya Community Sign MOU
November 16, 2011 saw the long awaited partnership between Echuya Ecotourism Association (ECOTA) and National Forestry Authority (NFA) come to life with the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). NFA Partners with local community to promote Ecotourism at Echuya Forest Reserve November 16, 2011 saw the long awaited partnership between Echuya Ecotourism Association…
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Press Release for the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration Regional Forum
Theme: Transboundary Collaboration for effective conservation 1. The Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration The roots of the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration lie in the successful collaboration between park authorities in the key mountain gorilla habitat in the Virungas i.e. Virunga National Park (DRC), Volcanoes National Park Rwanda, Mgahinga Gorilla Park of Uganda. The trans-boundary collaboration was…
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Big Birding Day – October 15, 2010
A total of 655 species were recorded compared to 450 in 2009 As part of USAID STAR program to increase conservation and community revenue through tourism, the program is supporting Bird watching tourism enhancement and promotion in Uganda and global markets. Enhancing Uganda’s bird watching offering is a particularly important for four reasons. First, bird…
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REDD Will Ease Deforestation in Uganda
A global program, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) is starting in Uganda. Derived from the 2007 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, REDD seeks to address climate change through reversing rapid depletion of the world’s forest resources. REDD is crafted on the backdrop of scientific proof that deforestation releases 20% of atmospheric…
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USAID-STAR Continues Support of Friend-A-Gorilla Campaign
USAID-STAR has continued supporting the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in their Friend-a-Gorilla awareness campaign. After supporting UWA to successfully launch the campaign in September 2009, USAID-STAR introduced UWA to US- based partners, including Mojo House, a leading promotional and marketing firm in Los Angeles, California. Through this effort, Mojo offered to take the Friend-a- Gorilla…
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