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Kamasanyu: The wildlife advocate (Part 1)

Benjamin Jumbe | October 17, 2023

The government of Uganda in 2017 launched the first specialized wildlife court in the country and arguably the first on the African continent. The court was set up to quicken the dispensation of justice in wildlife crime-related cases following complaints over lack of prioritization by judicial officers to handle them. […]

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Govt moves to turn forest reserves into national parks

admin | January 17, 2023

By Zadock Amanyisa The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities is in the final stages of annexing forest reserves to their nearest protected areas in a move that will see them upgraded to national parks aimed at enhancing the protection status of Uganda’s networks of […]