{"id":27815,"date":"2026-04-27T09:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/?p=27815"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:36:19","slug":"nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Meeting with Gulu City Authorities<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">At the Gulu City Clerk\u2019s office, the Board discussed key issues including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The ongoing court case concerning Pece wetlands and a private developer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Rising noise pollution within the city.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Waste management challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The meeting resolved to strengthen coordination between NEMA and Gulu City authorities to enhance environmental management.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27827\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEMA board of Directors meeting with Gulu City Clerk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Collaboration with Gulu District<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Board also met with Gulu District Local Government officials, focusing on charcoal burning and conservation of indigenous species such as shea trees. LC5 Chairman Hon. Opiyo Ateker reaffirmed the district\u2019s commitment to enforcement operations. NEMA\u2019s Executive Director emphasised the importance of implementing the newly issued ordinance on charcoal burning.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27826\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27826 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEMA board of Directors meeting with Gulu District Local Government Leadership<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Inspection of Pece Wetlands<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Board inspected the Pece wetlands, which had been degraded by a petrol station project undertaken by Oil Energy. The development was halted in May 2024 after breaching conditions of its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment certificate. As part of restoration efforts, the Board planted trees along Pece Stream Recreation Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27828\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspection of Pece Wetlands in Gulu City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Visit to Waste Management Facility<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In Agwee Parish, Pece-Laroo Division, the Board visited a certified waste management facility developed under the KfW Development Bank funds international project through Germany government.\u00a0They highlighted the need for specialised handling of medical and hazardous waste to maximise space utilisation and extend the facility\u2019s lifespan.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27830\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Certified Waste Management Facility in Gulu City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Oversight in Nwoya District<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Board extended its oversight to Nwoya District, visiting Bukona Agro Processors Ltd. to review compliance with ESIA conditions, environmental governance, and occupational safety. Concerns were raised over effluent discharge, air pollution, and safety labelings, with recommendations for immediate corrective measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27835\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9889-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspection of waste disposal facility at Bukona Agro Processors in Nwoya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Additionally, the Board followed up on the restoration of Cuda wetlands, engaging local leaders and advising nursery bed operators to relocate activities away from the wetlands. Non-compliance, they warned, would trigger enforcement actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>This series of visits forms part of NEMA\u2019s ongoing oversight and familiarisation efforts across Uganda, aimed at strengthening compliance, promoting sustainable development, and safeguarding the country\u2019s natural resources.<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9118-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9134-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9378-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9253-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9253-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9253-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9253-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9253-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9253-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9253-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9233-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9233-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9233-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9233-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9233-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9233-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9233-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9416-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9430-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9430-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9430-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9430-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9430-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9430-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9430-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9505-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9505-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9505-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9505-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9505-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9505-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9505-1200x674.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9534-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9534-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9534-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9534-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9534-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9534-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9534-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9867-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9867-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9867-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9867-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9867-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9867-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9867-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns. Meeting with Gulu City Authorities At the Gulu City Clerk\u2019s office, the Board discussed key issues including: The ongoing court case concerning Pece wetlands &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":27819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts. - NEMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NEMA Board of Directors Engages Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T06:16:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T07:36:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Webmaster NEMA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"NEMA Board of Directors Engages Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Webmaster NEMA\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Webmaster NEMA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9f09d61c3ce441877e090c79e0899102\"},\"headline\":\"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-27T06:16:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-27T07:36:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":451,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/\",\"name\":\"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts. - NEMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-27T06:16:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-27T07:36:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9f09d61c3ce441877e090c79e0899102\"},\"description\":\"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NEMA\",\"description\":\"Ensuring Sustainable Development\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9f09d61c3ce441877e090c79e0899102\",\"name\":\"Webmaster NEMA\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7ff06ff36bb2e601028b36622bc63633446e8329f05f3dd8645b57ae4c359f7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7ff06ff36bb2e601028b36622bc63633446e8329f05f3dd8645b57ae4c359f7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7ff06ff36bb2e601028b36622bc63633446e8329f05f3dd8645b57ae4c359f7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Webmaster NEMA\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nema.go.ug\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nema.go.ug\\\/en\\\/author\\\/nema_admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts. - NEMA","description":"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NEMA Board of Directors Engages Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.","og_description":"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/","og_site_name":"NEMA","article_published_time":"2026-04-27T06:16:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-27T07:36:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Webmaster NEMA","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"NEMA Board of Directors Engages Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.","twitter_description":"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Webmaster NEMA","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/"},"author":{"name":"Webmaster NEMA","@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9f09d61c3ce441877e090c79e0899102"},"headline":"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts.","datePublished":"2026-04-27T06:16:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-27T07:36:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/"},"wordCount":451,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["News Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/","url":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/","name":"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts. - NEMA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-27T06:16:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-27T07:36:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9f09d61c3ce441877e090c79e0899102"},"description":"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Prof. Okot-Okumu, has held a series of engagements with Gulu City and District leaders to address pressing environmental concerns.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NEM9369-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-board-of-directors-engages-carry-out-oversight-inspections-on-environmental-matters-in-gulu-and-nwoya-districts\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NEMA Board of Directors Carry out Oversight Inspections on Environmental Matters in Gulu and Nwoya Districts."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/","name":"NEMA","description":"Ensuring Sustainable Development","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9f09d61c3ce441877e090c79e0899102","name":"Webmaster NEMA","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7ff06ff36bb2e601028b36622bc63633446e8329f05f3dd8645b57ae4c359f7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7ff06ff36bb2e601028b36622bc63633446e8329f05f3dd8645b57ae4c359f7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7ff06ff36bb2e601028b36622bc63633446e8329f05f3dd8645b57ae4c359f7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Webmaster NEMA"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/nema.go.ug"],"url":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/author\/nema_admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27815"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27820,"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27815\/revisions\/27820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}