{"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 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-cracks-down-on-illegal-sand-mining-in-mayuge-district\/\">NEMA Cracks Down on Illegal Sand Mining in Mayuge District<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 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\/nema-impounds-vehicles-motorcycles-in-crackdown-on-illegal-wetland-car-washing-in-hoima-city\/\">NEMA Impounds Vehicles, Motorcycles in Crackdown on Illegal Wetland Car Washing in Hoima City<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 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-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 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