{"id":21972,"date":"2025-02-10T06:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/new_site2\/?page_id=21972"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:47:20","slug":"laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-2\" id=\"block-1\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"u-text u-text-default u-text-1\">Laws<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"u-text u-text-default u-text-2\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/nema.go.ug\/sites\/all\/themes\/nema\/docs\/National%20Environment%20Act,%20No.%205%20of%202019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-1\">National Environment Act, Cap 181<\/a>\n          <br>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/nema.go.ug\/sites\/default\/files\/Uganda-Wildlife-Act-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-2\">The Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019<br>\n          <\/a>\n          <br>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/nema.go.ug\/sites\/all\/themes\/nema\/docs\/mining_act.pdf\" class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-3\">Mining Act, 2003<br>\n          <\/a>\n          <br>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/nema.go.ug\/sites\/all\/themes\/nema\/docs\/water_act.pdf\" class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-4\">Water Act Cap. 152<br>\n          <\/a>\n          <br>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/nema.go.ug\/sites\/all\/themes\/nema\/docs\/forestry_tree_planting_act.pdf\" class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-5\">The National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 8\/2003<\/a>\n        <\/p>\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\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-signs-a-memorandum-of-understanding-with-buganda-kingdom-for-environmental-conservation\/\">NEMA signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Buganda Kingdom for environmental conservation.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 13, 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>Laws National Environment Act, Cap 181 The Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019 Mining Act, 2003 Water Act Cap. 152 The National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 8\/2003 Latest News Uganda Introduces New \u201cGreen\u201d Labels for ACs and Refrigerators March 26, 2026 National Status of the Environment Report NSOER, 2024 March 4, 2026 National State of The &hellip; 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