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UWA Starts Removing Marabou Stork Nestlings from Parliament

24 Nov 2020 · The move follows a plea by State Minister for Mineral Development Sarah Opendi earlier in September, to the Parliamentary Commission to get rid of Marabou storks around the precincts of Parliament saying they pause a health threat to the MPs.

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UWA Starts Removing Marabou Stork Nestlings from Parliament KCCA 1 1

Environment Parliament Kampala, Uganda
The move follows a plea by State Minister for Mineral Development Sarah Opendi earlier in September, to the Parliamentary Commission to get rid of Marabou storks around the precincts of Parliament saying they pause a health threat to the MPs.
24 Nov 2020
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Adjumani Flood Victims Starving

Northern Human rights Environment Adjumani, Uganda
Early this month River Tete burst its banks and displaced residents in the two parishes of Arasi and Elegu, Arinyapi sub-county in Adjumani district. The floods destroyed food crops that were ready for harvest, carried away heads of cattle and submerged several grass-thatched houses.
24 Nov 2020
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Garbage Chocks Gulu City, Alarms National Physical Planners potential investors

Local government Health Environment Gulu, Uganda
Amanda Ngabirano, the chairperson of National Physical Planning Board cautioned that poor garbage management affects the growth of a city by making it unattractive to the people and potential investors.
22 Nov 2020
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Forest Cover on Private Land to Disappear in Five Years - Report World Bank 3

Environment Business and finance
According to the latest survey by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, UBOS, supported by the World Bank, the country could run out of forests outside of gazetted protected areas by 2025, if the current rate of depletion, is not checked.
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Palm Oil Investor Blocks Residents from Grazing Livestock in Maruzi Ranch 1 1

Environment Business and finance Agriculture Apac, Uganda
In 2019, the government allocated 54 square miles of the Ranch land for 50 years to Hill Side Agricultural Investment limited for the establishment of Palm Oil production.
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Stone Quarrying Activities Irk Nansana Residents councillor 4 1

Environment Wakiso District, Uganda
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