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Poor environmental quality in turn affects economic growth and wellbeing by lowering the quantity and quality of resources or through impacts to health. Part 1 provides an overview of the environment; Part 2 focuses on Biodiversity and Part 3 focuses on policies and responses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/National-Status-of-the-Environment-Report-2019.pdf\">Download full document<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme of the NSEOR 2018\/19 is \u201cManaging the Environment for Climate Resilient Livelihoods and Sustainable Economic Development\u201d\u00a0and it elaborates how the state of the environment is closely linked to the quality and productivity of several sectors in Uganda and it is a key determinant of their performance. 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