{"id":21512,"date":"2025-02-04T23:17:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/new_site2\/?page_id=21512"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:04:23","slug":"press-release","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-2\" id=\"block-3\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-sm u-expanded-width-xs u-group u-palette-2-light-3 u-group-1\">\n          <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-1\">\n            <h3 class=\"u-text u-text-1\">News Updates<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"custom-expanded u-align-center u-blog u-blog-1 u-hidden-visibility\"  data-site-sorting-prop=\"created\" data-site-sorting-order=\"desc\" data-items-per-page=\"1\" data-max-items=\"6\" data-blog-source-type=\"Custom\" data-blog-source=\"News Updates\">\n              <div class=\"u-list-control\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"u-repeater u-repeater-1\">\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-align-left-lg u-container-align-left-md u-container-align-left-xl u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-container-layout-2\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-2\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/11-farmer-groups-in-mt-elgon-sub-region-receive-coffee-pulping-machines-2\/\">11 Farmer Groups in Mt. Elgon Sub-region Receive Coffee Pulping Machines<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-1\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">October 28, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/mt-elgon-project\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Mt. Elgon project<\/a>, <a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/11-farmer-groups-in-mt-elgon-sub-region-receive-coffee-pulping-machines-2\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/11-farmer-groups-in-mt-elgon-sub-region-receive-coffee-pulping-machines-2\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-1\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-align-left-lg u-container-align-left-md u-container-align-left-xl u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-container-layout-3\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-3\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-promotes-school-greening-through-tree-growing-in-teso-sub-region\/\">NEMA Promotes School Greening Through Tree Growing in Teso Sub-region<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-2\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">October 28, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-promotes-school-greening-through-tree-growing-in-teso-sub-region\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-promotes-school-greening-through-tree-growing-in-teso-sub-region\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-2\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-align-left-lg u-container-align-left-md u-container-align-left-xl u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-container-layout-4\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-4\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-embarks-on-collective-effort-to-restore-river-rwizi\/\">NEMA Embarks on Collective Effort to Restore River Rwizi<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-3\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">October 12, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-embarks-on-collective-effort-to-restore-river-rwizi\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-embarks-on-collective-effort-to-restore-river-rwizi\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-3\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-align-left-lg u-container-align-left-md u-container-align-left-xl u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-container-layout-5\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-5\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-cse-launch-centralised-waste-management-information-database-for-uganda\/\">NEMA and CSE Launch Centralised Waste Management Information Database for Uganda<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-4\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">September 24, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-cse-launch-centralised-waste-management-information-database-for-uganda\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-cse-launch-centralised-waste-management-information-database-for-uganda\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-4\">Read more<\/a>\n                  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tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-trains-district-officials-on-payment-for-ecosystem-services-pes\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-trains-district-officials-on-payment-for-ecosystem-services-pes\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-5\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-align-left-lg u-container-align-left-md u-container-align-left-xl u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-container-layout-7\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-7\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-passes-out-55-environment-protection-officers-and-rangers\/\">NEMA Passes Out 55 Environment Protection Officers and Rangers<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-6\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">September 4, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-passes-out-55-environment-protection-officers-and-rangers\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-passes-out-55-environment-protection-officers-and-rangers\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-6\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"u-list-control\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"u-text u-text-default u-text-8\">Press Releases<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"u-blog u-expanded-width-xs u-layout-grid u-pagination-center u-blog-2 u-hidden-visibility\"  data-site-sorting-prop=\"created\" data-site-sorting-order=\"desc\" data-items-per-page=\"1\" data-max-items=\"9\" data-blog-source-type=\"Custom\" data-blog-source=\"Press Release\">\n          <div class=\"u-repeater u-repeater-2\">\n            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href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-issues-stop-order-to-siia-fusion-uganda-limited-in-mukono-district\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-align-left-md u-align-left-sm u-align-left-xs u-blog-control u-border-active-palette-2-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-2-base u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-hover-palette-2-base u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-7\">Read more<\/a>\n                <div class=\"u-border-1 u-border-grey-dark-1 u-expanded-width-xs u-shape u-shape-bottom u-shape-left u-shape-line u-shape-right u-shape-1\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-control u-post-content u-text u-text-10\"><p><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"u-blog-post u-container-style u-repeater-item u-shape-rectangle\">\n              <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-container-layout-9\">\n                <h2 class=\"u-align-left u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-11\">\n                  <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-ministry-of-water-and-environment-halt-illegal-sand-mining-in-lwera-wetland\/\">NEMA and Ministry of Water And Environment Halt Illegal Sand Mining in Lwera Wetland<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-40 u-metadata-8\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">July 23, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/press-release\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Release<\/a><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-ministry-of-water-and-environment-halt-illegal-sand-mining-in-lwera-wetland\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-align-left-md u-align-left-sm u-align-left-xs u-blog-control u-border-active-palette-2-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-2-base u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none 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u-metadata u-text-grey-40 u-metadata-9\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">June 26, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/press-release\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Release<\/a><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-agrees-with-stakeholders-on-restoration-of-kalungu-wetland\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-align-left-md u-align-left-sm u-align-left-xs u-blog-control u-border-active-palette-2-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-2-base u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-hover-palette-2-base u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-9\">Read more<\/a>\n                <div class=\"u-border-1 u-border-grey-dark-1 u-expanded-width-xs u-shape u-shape-bottom u-shape-left u-shape-line u-shape-right u-shape-3\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-control u-post-content u-text u-text-14\"><p><\/p>\n                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u-text-palette-1-base u-text-17\">\n                  <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-concludes-restoration-of-lubigi-wetland\/\">NEMA Concludes Restoration of Lubigi Wetland<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-40 u-metadata-11\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">May 29, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/press-release\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Release<\/a><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-concludes-restoration-of-lubigi-wetland\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-align-left-md u-align-left-sm u-align-left-xs u-blog-control u-border-active-palette-2-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-2-base u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-hover-palette-2-base u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-11\">Read more<\/a>\n                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class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">May 4, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/press-release\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Release<\/a><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-leads-uganda-in-air-quality-awareness-month-as-country-joins-global-clean-air-campaign\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-align-left-md u-align-left-sm u-align-left-xs u-blog-control u-border-active-palette-2-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-2-base u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-hover-palette-2-base u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-12\">Read more<\/a>\n                <div class=\"u-border-1 u-border-grey-dark-1 u-expanded-width-xs u-shape u-shape-bottom u-shape-left u-shape-line u-shape-right u-shape-6\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-control u-post-content u-text u-text-20\"><p><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              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