January – March 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the January – March 2022 NEMA newsletter With every successive edition of the newsletter, we make great efforts to improve content, design and outlook and diversity. We are grateful to all our partners and the public for supporting the newsletter and hope that you continue to find it as an informative source of […]
Makuutu Rare Earth Project in Bugiri, Mayuge and Bugweri Districts
MAKUUTU RARE EARTH ELEMENTS ESIA REPORT DISCLOSURE The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) invites the General Public to review and scrutinise the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for the proposed Makuutu Rare Earth Elements (REE) Project. The Makuutu Rare Earth Elements (REE) Project is a 27 year proposed mining project for extraction of […]
National Guidelines for Biodiversity and Social Offsets
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In a bid to ensure that development projects do not adversely affect biodiversity which is critical for peoples’ wellbeing and livelihoods, the Government of Uganda has put in place policies and legal frameworks aimed at adopting and implementing international best practices and standards that ensure No Net Loss (NNL) and preferably a net […]
June 2022 News Letter
Welcome you to this special edition of our quarterly newsletter. Today we commemorate the World Environment Day (WED) 2022 in a relatively big way for the first time since the lifting of the Covid-19 lockdowns. We are grateful that we are still alive, and we also pray for the souls of all the departed. This […]
District Environment Information Resource Centers Evaluation
In order to increase its visibility in the communities, The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) through the NEMA Library decided to establish District Environment Information Resource Centers (DEIRC) in more than 114 Local governments in Uganda. The main purpose of these DEIRCs was to provide environmental information for development planning, community mobilization, education, awareness and […]
Annual Corporate Report For Financial Year 2021/2022
This report gives details of the activities that NEMA implemented during the Financial Year (FY) 2021/2022.NEMA continued to operate amidst budget cuts that affected most of its planned activities that aimed to enhance environmental compliance and the enforcement of the existing laws, standards, and guidelines; environmental literacy and corporate image enhancement. The Annual Corporate Report (ACR) is a public accountability and transparency […]
Annual National Lead Agency Environment Management Report 2020/2021
The current report covers the period 2020/2021. The preparation and compilation of the report has been collaborative and participatory, engaging lead agencies and partners right from design to completion. The report provides key milestones registered by lead agencies. While the journey has not been straight, there are already evident achievements worth noting. There is reported more collaboration […]