Publications

Integrating Natural Capital into Sustainable Decision-Making in Uganda

In order to extend Uganda’s current national accounting system to better consider biodiversity related natural capital, the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), the National Planning Authority (NPA) and Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS), with support from the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Institute for the Development of Environmental-Economic Accounting (IDEEA Group) are implementing the project: Integrating Natural Capital into Sustainable Development Decision-Making in Ug

THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ACT, 2019

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Biodiversity Expenditure Review

Uganda's Biodiversity Expenditure Review (BER) report provides comprehensive information on financing biodiversity conservation and management, from the fiscal period 2005/6 to 2014/15. The review evaluated the effectiveness of the current budget spending on ecosystems and environmental degradation. Based on the 4 key sectors evaluated, which include agriculture, tourism, energy and; water and environment. Findings reveals that on average environment and biodiversity conservation takes up 1.2& of government's annual budget.

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Cordination and Intergartion Strategy 2018-2023

Cordination and Intergartion Strategy of Environmental and sustanaible issues into lead agency palns and operations 2018 -2019. Click here to download full document

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NEMA) ANNUAL CORPORATE REPORT FOR 2017/18

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NEMA) ANNUAL CORPORATE REPORT FOR 2017/18 is out

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NATIONAL STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2016/17

The theme for this NSOER is Restoring the environmentfor livelihood improvement and sustainable economic development. Using the Driving Forces-Pressures-State-Impacts-Response (DPSIR) approach, we assess changes in the environment, the forces driving those changes, how they have impacted livelihoods and also been harnessed to improve human wellbeing.

NEMA in community sensitization drive to protect River Nyagak catchment

The National Environment Management Authority has undertaken the mantle to sensitize the communities living around River Nyagak in a bid to protect the river’s catchment areas.River Nyagak runs through Zombo, Nebbi and Arua Districts in the West Nile region and flows into River Ora that empties its water into River Nile (Albert Nile).

NEMA Annual Corporate Report 2016/2017

NEMA has continued to implement its a 5-year Strategic Plan that focuses on five
(5) Key Results Areas (KRAs) based on the mandate and statutory functions aligned
to the National Development Framework; the National Vision and the National
Development Plan (NDP). The Strategic Plan is also linked to the Multilateral
Environmental Agreements (MEAs), Regional and Global commitments on sustainable
development including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Strategic plan