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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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Zambian children in a Spring Alive event. Photo: Victor Siingwa

A little story from spring alive

Wed, 09/12/2015
Every once in a while, you come across a little story that makes you smile, makes you breathe a sigh of hope. A small act that could be easily missed, but which represents something a lot bigger. This story is one of...
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Biosfera team helping the Cape Verde Shearwater © Liz Smith

Winning hearts and minds in Cape Verde

Tue, 19/07/2016
Video story: step into a desert island wilderness, where conservation work for turtles and birds is delivering heartening, long lasting, results: “Now the fishermen work with us, they help us count the birds instead of...
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AfricaCape Verde
Marabou Storks in Lake Victoria © Marc Veraart

Traditional wisdom and conservation science in Lake Victoria

Fri, 15/07/2016
New analysis reveals key factors that could help make or break a conservation project, and practitioners in Africa and around the world can all benefit from their hard-won lessons.
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AfricaBurundiKenyaRwandaUganda

Capacity for Conservation platform now available in French

Fri, 13/05/2016
Two years ago BirdLife (in collaboration with other leading international NGOs) launched the unique online sharing platform: Capacityforconservation.org. Now, with the launch of a French version of the website, we hope...
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آلاف الطيور البحرية تتخذ الجبل الأخضر موطناً لها © بيوسفيرا

طيور تأسر القلوب والعقول في الجبل الأخضر

Sun, 24/07/2016
 
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AfricaCape Verde
Woodfuel is a multi-billion dollar business in Sub-Saharan Africa © A. Schenk

A burning issue: woodfuel, public health, land degradation and conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mon, 25/01/2016
Wood is a key source of energy that has been used for millennia for cooking, boiling water, lighting and heating. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 90% of the population relies on woodfuel. In November 2015, Dr. Mary...
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© NCF

Giving verve to Nigeria’s Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas

Mon, 23/05/2016
As part of its commitment and dedication to the conservation and management of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) within and outside protected areas, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF, BirdLife Partner...
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AfricaNigeria
Beads and other creations of Eunice Kazula from Mbueca village ©Stefni Muller

Manda Wilderness Women turn Earth into Art

Thu, 12/11/2015
The women of Manda Wilderness in Northern Mozambique are turning the earth beneath their feet into objects of beauty that could also earn them some much-welcome cash. The Manda Wilderness Bio-Diversity Project, run by...
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AfricaMozambique
Almost 20,000 White-chinned Petrel are set to be saved thanks to new law passed by Namibian government © Stephanie Winnard

World’s worst fishery for bycatch turns ‘seabird safe’

Thu, 22/09/2016
New law passed in Namibia to protect 30,000 seabirds from death by trawling or longlining.
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AfricaNamibia
White-necked Picathartes

Threatened African rainforest teeming with unique life declared a National Park

Fri, 23/09/2016
A newly-declared national park in Liberia forms a ‘Transboundary Peace Park’ with neighbouring Sierra Leone that protects a biodiversity hotspot that is home to everything from elephants to eagle-owls.
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