In 1990, Uganda’s forest cover accounted for 23 percent of its land area; today, it stands at just under 12 percent. Planted ...

Living deep in the tropical rainforests of Central and Western Africa, the golden cat is so sneaky, no one knows how many ...

ADJUMANI, Uganda – Under a searing midday sun, Olany Mario wipes his brow as he bends to water a bed of tiny green neem seedlings in the fertile soil of a tree nursery in Palabek refugee settlement, ...

From tree-planting drives to tighter laws on illegal logging, countries worldwide are searching for a silver bullet to stop the loss of forests vital for nature and climate protection.

Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) is an Uganda company undertaking public policy research and advocacy to influence energy policies to benefit the poor and vulnerable. Since August 2020, ...

Private investors plant trees next to government forests The timber meets demand previously filled by illegal loggers Cutting for firewood still a problem due to high power prices KALAGALA, Uganda, ...

Scientists are combing rain forests around the world for potential cures for cancer and other ailments, but the residents near Uganda’s last rain forests are are not waiting around for a multinational ...

Uganda’s forest cover has declined drastically over the past three decades, shrinking from 24 per cent (approximately 4,898,335 hectares) in 1990 to the current 12.7 per cent, according to a report by ...

Carpenter Jon Katangole fears he will lose his livelihood when bulldozers come to destroy one of Uganda's last patches of rainforest. "My timber comes from that forest," he said, pointing to a cluster ...

As recently as 2018, only a little over 42% of Ugandans had access to electricity — many were too poor to afford it. As of 2016-17, 90% of all households burned wood fuel for cooking, with just 15.5% ...