{"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\/air-quality-live\/\">Air Quality Live<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 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\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-agrees-with-stakeholders-on-restoration-of-kalungu-wetland\/\">NEMA Agrees with Stakeholders on Restoration of Kalungu Wetland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">June 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\/uganda-celebrates-sustainability-champions\/\">Uganda Celebrates Sustainability Champions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">June 19, 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\/government-of-uganda-to-revive-national-cleaning-days\/\">Government of Uganda to Revive National Cleaning Days<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">June 19, 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-reviews-guidelines-action-plan-and-national-strategy-for-chemicals-management-in-uganda\/\">NEMA Reviews Guidelines, Action Plan And National Strategy for Chemicals Management in Uganda<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">June 11, 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\/neam-and-partners-launch-restoration-of-degraded-kyangwali-landscape-in-kikuube-district\/\">NEAM and Partners Launch Restoration of Degraded Kyangwali Landscape in Kikuube District<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">June 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\/uganda-celebrates-world-environment-day-2026\/\">Uganda Celebrates World Environment Day 2026<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">June 5, 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-inaugurates-a-technical-committee-on-management-of-chemical-in-uganda\/\">NEMA Inaugurates a Technical Committee on Management of Chemical in Uganda<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">June 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-concludes-restoration-of-lubigi-wetland\/\">NEMA Concludes Restoration of Lubigi Wetland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">May 29, 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-celebrates-international-day-for-biodiversity-by-planting-15000-indigenous-trees\/\">NEMA Celebrates International Day for Biodiversity by Planting 15,000+ Indigenous Trees.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">May 25, 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\/impersonation-alert\/\">Impersonation Alert<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">May 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\/postponement-of-world-environment-day-2026-commemoration\/\">Postponement of World Environment Day 2026 Commemoration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">May 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-leads-uganda-in-air-quality-awareness-month-as-country-joins-global-clean-air-campaign\/\">Nema Leads Uganda in Air Quality Awareness Month as Country Joins Global Clean Air Campaign<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">May 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\/uganda-flowers-exporters-association-meets-nema\/\">Uganda Flowers Exporters Association Meets NEMA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 30, 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 Licences National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) currently issues the following licences as prescribed in the National Environment Act Cap 181. 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