{"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\/umu-nema-and-owsd-champion-science-and-partnerships-for-environmental-sustainability\/\">UMU, NEMA and OWSD Champion Science and Partnerships for Environmental Sustainability<\/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\">July 1, 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\/umu-nema-and-owsd-champion-science-and-partnerships-for-environmental-sustainability\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/umu-nema-and-owsd-champion-science-and-partnerships-for-environmental-sustainability\/\" 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\/uganda-celebrates-sustainability-champions\/\">Uganda Celebrates Sustainability Champions<\/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\">June 19, 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\/uganda-celebrates-sustainability-champions\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/uganda-celebrates-sustainability-champions\/\" 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\/government-of-uganda-to-revive-national-cleaning-days\/\">Government of Uganda to Revive National Cleaning Days<\/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\">June 19, 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\/government-of-uganda-to-revive-national-cleaning-days\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/government-of-uganda-to-revive-national-cleaning-days\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 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u-metadata-4\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">June 11, 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-reviews-guidelines-action-plan-and-national-strategy-for-chemicals-management-in-uganda\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-reviews-guidelines-action-plan-and-national-strategy-for-chemicals-management-in-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                  <\/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-6\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-6\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/uganda-celebrates-world-environment-day-2026\/\">Uganda Celebrates World Environment Day 2026<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-5\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">June 5, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/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\/uganda-celebrates-world-environment-day-2026\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/uganda-celebrates-world-environment-day-2026\/\" 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-inaugurates-a-technical-committee-on-management-of-chemical-in-uganda\/\">NEMA Inaugurates a Technical Committee on Management of Chemical in Uganda<\/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\">June 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-inaugurates-a-technical-committee-on-management-of-chemical-in-uganda\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-inaugurates-a-technical-committee-on-management-of-chemical-in-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-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 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u-text-11\">\n                  <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/neam-and-partners-launch-restoration-of-degraded-kyangwali-landscape-in-kikuube-district\/\">NEAM and Partners Launch Restoration of Degraded Kyangwali Landscape in Kikuube District<\/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\">June 8, 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\/neam-and-partners-launch-restoration-of-degraded-kyangwali-landscape-in-kikuube-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 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u-metadata-9\"><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-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                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\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\/spearheads-validation-of-ugandas-environment-statistics-abstract\/\">Spearheads Validation of Uganda\u2019s Environment Statistics Abstract<\/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\">April 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\/spearheads-validation-of-ugandas-environment-statistics-abstract\/\" 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 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