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Uganda - NatureUganda (NU)

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1909
Members: 200
Staff: 22
The EANHS, P O Box 27034, Kampala, UG
nature@natureuganda.org
www.natureuganda.org

 

Mission of the organisation

To promote the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature

Key Activities

The current programme focuses on contributing to the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature, using 2 approaches:

  • Conservation action through research, education, interventions and advocacy
  • Promoting awareness and appreciation of natural history

 

News

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Griffon vulture rescued from mistreatment in Morocco pictured in the wild © Rachid El Khalmichi
2 Jun 2017

Showing only “doom and gloom” would cripple conservation action

Studies show that people can be overwhelmed by information depicting the magnitude of damage on wildlife and their habitats, causing the perception of an irreversible and helpless situation.
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Yellow-nosed Albatross © Brian Gratwicke
3 Nov 2016

Training fishermen to prevent seabird deaths in Namibia

Seabird bycatch could be drastically reduced due to the introduction of new legislation in Namibia. Here's how we will ensure the new law is fully enforced.
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AfricaNamibia
The M13 griffon vulture after release © Rachid El Khalmichi
2 May 2017

Freed from abuse, maltreated bird flourishes in Morocco

GREPOM, the BirdLife Partner in Morocco, helps to free mistreated Griffon Vulture.
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AfricaMorocco
View of Lake Kivu from Rusizi River © Josep Casas
26 Jul 2016

Sediment fingerprinting: monitoring erosion in the Lake Kivu-Rusizi River landscape

Erosion resulting from human activities such as agriculture is a widespread and major cause of land degradation. Addressing erosion and sedimentation is therefore central to the CRAG approach currently being piloted in...
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Training using improved cassava stems on improved methods of planting cassava ©NCF
3 Apr 2017

Saving forests and farms in Nigeria

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), under the GEF-SGP, has adopted an integrated forest management approach to enhance the economy of three selected forest-edge communities in Cross River State.
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AfricaNigeria
La fleur de sel est recueillie par 30 femmes qui se relaient quotidiennement de novembre à juin © Blandine Mélis
4 Apr 2017

Des femmes actives dans la mangrove

Les idées ne manquent pas pour les femmes de Kalissaye au Sénégal, qui veulent s’investir davantage dans la conservation de cette importante aire protégée.
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AfricaSenegal
Le Gorille de la Rivière Cross est une espèce rare et iconeuse © WCS
5 Jun 2017

Une lueur d’espoir pour le Gorille de la Rivière Cross en danger dans la Forêt de l’Afrique de l’...

Avec environ seulement 300 individus restant dans la nature, les conservateurs ont expr
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Africa
Section of an intact forest in the Guinean Forests © Mariana Cavalho
21 Mar 2017

CEPF investment in West Africa shines spotlight on Liberia forests

Civil society organisations active in the field of natural resource management in Liberia now have a chance to save forests.
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AfricaLiberia
A young chimpanzee in Mahale National Park ©Daniel Rosengren/FZS
6 Oct 2016

The Chimpanzee Motorway - Connecting Forest Habitats in Western Tanzania

The boundaries of a new proposed Forest Reserve in the Greater Mahale KBA in Tanzania (Eastern Afromontane hotspot) have been approved by the District Authorities.
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AfricaTanzania
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