{"id":27673,"date":"2026-04-10T12:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/?p=27673"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:32:15","slug":"nema-requires-physical-planning-approval-before-esia-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-requires-physical-planning-approval-before-esia-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"NEMA Requires Physical Planning Approval Before ESIA Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;min-height: 500px;\" data-pdf-src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEMA-Requires-Physical-Planning-Approval-Before-ESIA-Submissions.pdf\" data-viewer=\"browser\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nema.go.ug%2Fen%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FNEMA-Requires-Physical-Planning-Approval-Before-ESIA-Submissions.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;min-height: 500px;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has apprehended a suspected<br \/>\nfraudster, Robert Tugume, in Kyegegwa District. 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