Court ruled that the complainants just want to attract the attention of the public and also to justify their existence as bodies concerned with environment protection and awareness
Improving air quality promotes public health
Saturday May 08 2021
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According to the recently issued Uganda’s National State of the Environment, “domestic energy use, the transportation sector, and increased urbanization are the likely air pollution drivers and pressures.”
Visit online resources that AirQo Makerere University has provided. Examine the real time map that shows how pollution is changing day by day.
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Ugandans, and especially residents of Kampala, face significant air pollution challenges, with levels of soot and smog far exceeding healthy levels through much of 2020. Thanks to recent efforts to develop air quality legislation and improve air quality monitoring, however, Uganda has the potential to become an air quality management leader in East Africa and beyond.
Used mask poorly disposed [Courtesy]
They are easy to access, part of fashion and comfort. They are meant to offer protection against Covid-19. But they are also likely to be the next big thing.in terms of destruction.
It is estimated that 75 per cent of the used face masks will not be properly disposed of. They are hence more likely to contaminate the environment.
This is the other crisis the Covid-19 pandemic is accompanying itself with.
Gilbert Atuga, a research scientist at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), says according to models and accumulated data, 23.8 million disposable masks are used daily in Kenya. This translates to 714 million face masks a month. Globally, more than 129 billion face masks and 65 billion hand gloves are used and dumped monthly.
Home | News & Events | Earth Day 2021: U.S. Embassy Supports Launch of Green Refugee Communities Project for Environmental Conservation | April 22, 2021
Kampala, April 22, 2021 – Today is Earth Day, and the United States Mission in Uganda is pleased to announce the launch of the Green Refugee Communities project for environmental conservation. An initiative of the 2019 Alumni of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship, the three-month activity will engage refugees and refugee hosting communities to replant the forest cover which was lost when the refugee settlements were established, and to mitigate the effects of climate change caused by deforestation. The project is being implemented by 2019 YALI participants in cooperation with the U.S. Mission, Uganda’s National Environmental Management Authority, the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Tunaweza Foundation.