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- Terraformation gets $30M to fight climate change with rapid reforesting Wed, 9 Jun 21, 3:00pmEvery startup is trying to fix something but Terraformation is tackling the only problem that must matter to all of us: Climate change. This is why it’s in such a big huge hurry. Its mission — as a ‘forest...
- ‘We cannot drink oil’: campaigners condemn east African pipeline Wed, 14 Apr 21, 9:15pmActivists say the ‘heart of Africa’ line shipping crude from Uganda to Tanzania is unnecessary and poses a huge environmental risk
- ‘It's radical’: the Ugandan city built on solar, shea butter and people power Wed, 3 Mar 21, 7:00pmOjok Okello is transforming his destroyed village into a green town where social enterprises responsibly harness the shea tree
- SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time Sat, 5 Dec 20, 12:34amThe world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population, according to a report from the United Nations. And as pressure mounts to find new crop land to support the growth, the...
- Tory peer apologises for ministerial rule breach in Uganda deals Wed, 14 Oct 20, 3:28amFormer energy minister Lady Verma had previously denied she broke the rules
- Ugandan lawmakers reject plan for Murchison Falls hydropower dam Fri, 25 Sep 20, 8:49pmActivists praise decision to reject energy ministry’s proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall
- Ugandan government rejects plan for Murchison Falls hydropower dam Fri, 25 Sep 20, 8:49pmActivists praise decision to reject energy ministry’s proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall
- Ugandan Activist: “Many people are not yet aware of the dangers of climate change” Fri, 4 Sep 20, 11:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon; Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, who was “accidentally” cropped from a picture of white climate activists in Davos in January, thinks people need to be...
- Self-sustaining Ugandan surgical facility provides healthcare to underserved areas Wed, 22 Jan 20, 3:30amIn an inspiring example of humanitarian architecture, Kliment Halsband Architects teamed up with Mount Sinai Surgery in New York to create the Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Uganda Surgical Facility, a prototype for an independent,...
- Permaculture feeds and empowers refugees in Uganda Sat, 19 Jan 19, 3:30amRefugees arrive at Palabek refugee camp in Northern Uganda with the clothes on their back and what little they carried. New arrivals, many from South Sudan, receive a tarp, tent poles, a water can, a cooking pot and a ration...
- The world's mightiest river is dying Fri, 13 Oct 17, 9:37pmThe Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental challenges. An exploding human population and continued exploitation of communities and natural resources...
- What natural disasters should teach us Sat, 30 Sep 17, 2:00amHurricanes, landslides and other disasters show Africans why we need fossil fuels Steven Lyazi I express my deepest sympathies to the people in the Caribbean and United States who have been impacted by Hurricanes Harvey,...
- Facial deformities in Ugandan apes linked to pesticide use Wed, 30 Aug 17, 1:34amPesticide use may be harming animals that live nearby, according to new research. A group of 10 scientists led by Paris' Musée de l'Homme and the Great Ape Conservation Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda found baboons...
- Facial deformities in Uganda apes linked to pesticide use Wed, 30 Aug 17, 1:34amOur pesticides may be harming animals that live nearby, according to new research. A group of 10 scientists led by Paris' Musée de l'Homme and the Great Ape Conservation Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda found baboons...
- Liter of Light lamps illuminate inspiring Ross Langdon Health Education Centre in Uganda Tue, 15 Mar 16, 12:59amThe Ross Langdon Health Education Center is beautiful small community hall built from regionally sourced building materials in Uganda. Eucalyptus poles and windowless perforated clay brick walls dominate the structure, while...