Posted Saturday, May 1, 2021 - 9:29am Uganda is fast becoming a preferred tourist destination, due to its political stability, serenity and abundant natural endowment, with a wide range of wildlife species offering an experience that is worthy sharing. Uganda is one of the most endowed East Africa safari destinations. Most of the holidaymakers come mainly to enjoy gorilla trekking experiences. These are offered only in the country’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in addition to the big game safaris. Uganda hosts nearly half of the 1063 mountain gorillas plus several other species of primates including the largest population of chimpanzees that make up a total of 5050. It is amazingly one outstanding destination with unique cultures and history, big game, antelopes, birds accounting for over 1080 bird species, hippos, and crocodiles.
Total Is Poised to Make $5 Billion Bet on Uganda Oil Project
Francois de Beaupuy, Fred Ojambo and Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg News A logo sits on the exterior of the Total SA skyscraper headquarters in the La Defense business district in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said heâs hopeful for a compromise with the U.S. on digital tax to avoid a transatlantic trade war. Photographer: Anita Pouchard Serra/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) Total SE is poised to go ahead with a $5.1 billion plan to tap more than a billion barrels of Ugandan crude and ship it across east Africa by pipeline.
By Bridget Nasasira | April 23, 2021
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Bridget Nasasira is AWF s Field Communications Intern based in Kampala, Uganda.More
As the world grapples with diminishing biodiversity and the devastating effects of our unhealthy planet, science is slowly beginning to recognize and acknowledge the role of indigenous people in maintaining essential ecosystems. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in 2019 found that over one million species of animals and plants are in danger of extinction over the next few decades. Notably, the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services also highlighted that natural resources managed by indigenous people and local communities are degrading at a slower rate than others.
Rotaract District Luncheon
(as prepared for delivery at Speke
Munyonyo
Rotary International President’s Personal Representative
District Governor, District 9211
Distinguished Rotary Leaders and Partners in Service
Honored Guests
All protocols observed
Kampala, Uganda Good afternoon everyone. How are you all doing? I am so very honored to be with you this afternoon and I’d like to thank the leadership of Rotaract District 9211 for inviting me to join you today, and to thank all of you for the very warm welcome.
Over the course of my career, in many countries, I have had the good fortune to attend Rotary or Rotaract events, whether standing meetings or special events like this week’s district conference. In some places, I struggled with the language and couldn’t follow all of the discussions. But what was clear and what needed no translation was the commitment to the Rotaract mission of leadership, professional development, and communit
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Murchison Falls, Uganda. Rod Waddington via flickr.com
Like many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda finds itself with a steadily growing population and emerging economy. Simultaneously, the government struggles to provide basic services to its growing population, while preserving its natural resources.
Encapsulated within this struggle is an ongoing debate between conservationists and the Ugandan government over the construction of hydroelectric dams in the Murchison Falls National Park. The struggle centers around two waterfalls that the park houses, Murchison and Uhuru Falls. Proposals to dam Murchison Falls, one of the world’s most powerful and one of Uganda’s main tourist attractions, were abandoned after strong opposition from the public, environmental conservationists, and Uganda’s tourist industry.