{"id":21708,"date":"2025-02-06T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/new_site2\/?page_id=21708"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:07:06","slug":"information-and-literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/information-and-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Information and Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-2\" id=\"block-1\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-top-sm u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"fr-view u-clearfix u-rich-text u-text u-text-1\">\n          <p id=\"isPasted\"><span style=\"font-size: 2.230769230769231rem;\">Environmental Information and Literacy<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n          <p>Every person shall have a right of access to environmental information relating to the implementation of the National Environment Act Cap. 181, subject to the Constitution and the Access to Information Act, 2005.<\/p>\n          <p id=\"isPasted\">National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) works in collaboration with the Ministry responsible for education, to ensure that environmental and sustainable development concerns are integrated into the national education system, including academic and non-academic programmes.<\/p>\n          <p>\n            <br>\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"u-widget u-widget-1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widget widget_recent_entries\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"widgettitle\">Latest News<\/h2>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 24, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-trains-district-officials-on-payment-for-ecosystem-services-pes\/\">NEMA Trains District Officials on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 17, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/when-the-soil-begins-to-disappear-farmers-in-mt-elgon-turn-conservation-knowledge-into-action\/\">When The Soil Begins to Disappear: Farmers in Mt. Elgon Turn Conservation Knowledge into Action<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 8, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 4, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-honoured-by-stanbic-bank-for-excellence-in-national-schools-championship\/\">NEMA Honoured by Stanbic Bank for Excellence in National Schools Championship<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 2, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/from-household-dreams-to-landscape-change-putting-gender-at-the-heart-of-mt-elgon-project-restoration\/\">From Household Dreams to Landscape Change: Putting Gender at The Heart of Mt. Elgon Project Restoration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 22, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/client-charter-2025-26-2029-30\/\">Client Charter (2025\/26 \u2013 2029\/30)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 17, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/strengthening-gender-responsive-integrated-land-management-in-mt-elgon-region\/\">Strengthening Gender-Responsive Integrated Land Management in Mt. Elgon Region<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 13, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nemas-mt-elgon-project-trains-sub-county-agricultural-extension-workers-and-community-development-officers-gender-mainstreaming-in-integrated-landscape-management-ilm-using-gender-action-l\/\">NEMA\u2019S Mt. Elgon Project Trains Sub-County Agricultural Extension Workers and Community Development Officers Gender Mainstreaming in ILM Using  GALS Methodology.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 10, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/air-quality-live\/\">Air Quality Live<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/the-national-environment-management-authority-nema-joins-ugandans-in-launching-national-cleaning-day\/\">NEMA joins Ugandans in Launching National Cleaning Days<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 7, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-issues-stop-order-to-siia-fusion-uganda-limited-in-mukono-district\/\">NEMA Issues Stop Order to Siia Fusion Uganda Limited in Mukono District<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 4, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 23, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-unoc-strengthen-collaboration-on-strategic-oil-and-gas-projects\/\">NEMA and UNOC Strengthen Collaboration on Strategic Oil and Gas Projects<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 21, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 1, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Information and Literacy Every person shall have a right of access to environmental information relating to the implementation of the National Environment Act Cap. 181, subject to the Constitution and the Access to Information Act, 2005. 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