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News Updates<\/h3>\n
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\n NEMA and UNOC Strengthen Collaboration on Strategic Oil and Gas Projects<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n UMU, NEMA and OWSD Champion Science and Partnerships for Environmental Sustainability<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n Uganda Celebrates Sustainability Champions<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n Government of Uganda to Revive National Cleaning Days<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n NEMA Reviews Guidelines, Action Plan And National Strategy for Chemicals Management in Uganda<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
June 11, 2026<\/span>News Updates<\/a><\/span>Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Uganda Celebrates World Environment Day 2026<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n NEMA Inaugurates a Technical Committee on Management of Chemical in Uganda<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n NEMA Celebrates International Day for Biodiversity by Planting 15,000+ Indigenous Trees.<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n Uganda Flowers Exporters Association Meets NEMA<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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\n NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.<\/a>\n <\/h4>\n
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Compliance and Enforcement<\/span>\n <\/h2>\n

\n Compliance <\/span>\n <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

The Authority conducts environmental compliance monitoring and audit in collaboration with other stakeholders such as lead agencies to continuously measure, evaluate and track<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

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  1. any environmental phenomena against a baseline or available environmental information with a view of assessing any possible changes in the environment and their actual or potential impacts, whether short term or long term;<\/li>\n
  2. the operation of a project using defined parameters and measurable indicators to determine the project\u2019s short-term and long-term effects on human health and the environment; and<\/li>\n
  3. compliance with environmental laws, environmental standards and conditions in permits, licences and other approvals.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    Unless otherwise specified by the Authority or lead agency in writing, or in conditions in permits, licences or other approvals, a developer shall undertake the monitoring in a regular and timely manner and with a frequency and manner commensurate with the nature of the project.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

    \n Enforcement<\/span>\n <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

    The Authority, an authorised officer or an environmental inspector shall be responsible for the enforcement of an environmental improvement notice or environmental compliance notice or a restoration order.<\/p>\n

    The Authority shall, upon detecting any non-compliance by a developer with the requirements, notify the developer in writing and require the developer to bring the project to comply with the requirements of the National Environment Act Cap 181 and relevant regulations.<\/p>\n

    A developer is required to maintain proper records of the monitoring which shall be made available to the Authority or lead agency upon request. A lead agency or the Authority may require the developer to submit monitoring reports in a prescribed form. An environmental compliance certificate will be issued.<\/p>\n

    A person who wishes to request for the review of an environmental improvement notice or environmental compliance notice may apply to the Authority within twenty-one days of service of the environmental improvement notice or environmental compliance notice or restoration order.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \n \n \n \n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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