From Shade Trees to Hope: How Agroforestry is Transforming Lives and Landscapes in Kamwenge
BY INNOCENT KIIZA Standing in his coffee garden in Ganyenda-Kinoni Parish, Kamwenge District, Isidoro Ndyabwe carefully examines rows of young…
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How ECOTRUST Agroforestry and Carbon Credits Are Transforming Climate Resilience in Uganda
BY INNOCENT KIIZA At the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains in western Uganda, the sound of rushing water has become…
Yumbe District: Yumbe restores 25% of Forest cover from 2021
By: Robert Mone and Moureen Biira Ten years later, Yumbe District has taken strong measures to restore forests that were…
The Lake That No Longer Feeds Us: Climate Pressures Push Katwe Families to the Brink
BY INNOCENT KIIZA It was a bright morning when I journeyed through the sweeping plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park,…
The Sun Is Burning Our Fields: UN Warns of Rising Health Threats from Extreme Heat
BY ALEX BALUKU United Nations Headquarters, New York – 22 August 2025 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World…
Extreme Heat Grips Southwest U.S. and Mexico, With Climate Change as a Key Driver
BY ALEX BALUKU A relentless and dangerous heatwave is sweeping across the Southwest United States and northern Mexico this week,…
A Family Torn by Politics: From Brutal Assault to the Death of a Child
BY RWENZORI DAILY Kasese, Uganda, July 16, 2025 The persecution of opposition activist Faith Atholere has taken yet another devastating…
The Vanishing Roar: Uganda’s Lions Caught Between Survival and Extinction
By Innocent Kiiza In the fading light of a dusky savannah, the once-familiar echo of a lion’s roar now sounds…
Forced to Flee: A Story of Loss, Survival, and Broken Promises
By Innocent Kiiza In the shadow of Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains, where rivers once nourished life and valleys overflowed with promise,…
Illegal Timber Trade at Uganda-DRC Border Fuels Corruption, Illicit Flows, and Accelerates Forest Loss
By Innocent Kiiza At Uganda’s Mpondwe-Lubiriha border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), timber trading is booming -but a…