{"id":23577,"date":"2025-03-26T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/new_site2\/?page_id=23577"},"modified":"2025-04-17T07:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T07:34:54","slug":"licences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/licences\/","title":{"rendered":"Licences"},"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          <h1><span style=\"font-size: 2.230769230769231rem;\">Environmental Licences<\/span>\n          <\/h1>\n          <p>National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) currently issues the following licences as prescribed in the National Environment Act Cap 181.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem; font-weight: 700;\">Waste storage licence<\/li>\n            <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem; font-weight: 700;\">Waste transportation licence<\/li>\n            <li style=\"font-size: 1.23077rem; font-weight: 700;\">Waste treatment and disposal licence<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <p>To apply for an environmental licence please visit <a class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-link u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-1\" href=\"https:\/\/eservices.nema.go.ug\/revenue-streams\" target=\"\">ELMIS <\/a>and for more information please <a class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-link u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/contact-us-3\/\" target=\"\">contact us <\/a>for guidance.\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\">News Updates<\/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-requires-physical-planning-approval-before-esia-submissions\/\">NEMA Requires Physical Planning Approval Before ESIA Submissions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 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\/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 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\/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; 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