{"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-launches-its-strategic-plan-2025-26-2029-30-with-environment-donor-groups\/\">NEMA Launches Its Strategic Plan 2025\/26-2029\/30 with Environment Donor Groups<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 12, 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\/uganda-introduces-new-green-labels-for-acs-and-refrigerators\/\">Uganda Introduces New \u201cGreen\u201d Labels for ACs and Refrigerators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 26, 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\/national-status-of-the-environment-report-nsoer-2024\/\">National Status of the Environment Report NSOER, 2024<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 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\/national-state-of-the-environment-report-2019\/\">National State of The Environment Report, 2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 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\/national-status-of-the-environment-report-2022\/\">National Status of the Environment Report, 2022<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 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\/national-state-of-the-environment-report-2016-17\/\">National State of The Environment Report 2016\/17<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 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-scores-as-court-convicts-pro-industries-for-polluting-ngaju-wetland\/\">NEMA Scores as Court Convicts PRO Industries for Polluting Ngaju Wetland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 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\/ongoing-environmental-compliance-monitoring-inspections\/\">Ongoing environmental compliance monitoring Inspections:\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 3, 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-launches-domestic-solid-waste-management-project-in-mukono\/\">NEMA Launches Domestic Solid Waste Management Project in Mukono<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 28, 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\/pre-qualification-of-service-providers-for-works-services-goods-for-the-fy-26-27-27-28-and-28-29\/\">Pre-qualification of service providers for works, services &#038; goods for the FY 26-27, 27-28 and 28-29<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 26, 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\/supply-and-delivery-of-a-mini-bus-for-nema-staff\/\">Supply and delivery of a Mini Bus for NEMA staff.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 26, 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-halts-illegal-wetland-works-in-ssezibwa\/\">NEMA Halts Illegal Wetland Works in Ssezibwa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 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\/nema-bans-open-burning-of-waste\/\">NEMA Bans Open Burning of Waste<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 20, 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-ands-partners-review-progress-of-ugandas-nagoya-protocol-project\/\">NEMA ands Partners Review Progress of Uganda\u2019s Nagoya Protocol Project<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 18, 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-airqo-strengthen-air-quality-regulation-implementation-in-uganda\/\">NEMA and AirQo Strengthen Air Quality Regulation Implementation in Uganda<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 18, 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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