Despite the fact that very little is done to protect what remains of Bugoma Forest from deforestation and illegal logging. ACBF still has joint operational patrols with National Forestry Authority. We discovered that military attachment with NFA actually works only to protect the illegal business. On the 6th of April, a night patrol was able …
On the 28th of March, the directors of Bugoma Jungle Lodge and members of ACBF helped a brief meeting with the Kikuube District leaders on ensuring security and protection of Bugoma Forest The leaders promised to work hand in hand with the investors to develop eco tourism and protection of investment. We call upon members …
On May 7TH 2021 the High Court of Uganda before Hon. Justice Ssekaana Musa issued the ruling in the matter of Cause number 239 and Cause number 255 of 2020 by WEMNET, NAPE and AFIEGO versus National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and Hoima Sugar Limited. The application was seeking Court intervention over procedural illegality and irregularity …
The Association for the Conservation of Bugoma Forest (ACBF) wish to say good bye to the year 2020 by issuing the special award “Best Enemy of the Planet” for the year 2020. This year 2020 has been very dramatic in terms of damages to the environment worldwide, whereby the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic not …
SAVE BUGOMA FOREST ACTIVISTS PROTEST THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT BY NEMA TO HOIMA SUGAR LTD. 1. The undersigned civil society including: NGOs, environmental journalists, activists and members of the public under the umbrella body Save Bugoma Forest Campaign 2020 are protesting against National Environmental Management …
CSOS & TOURISM ACTORS CALL FOR AN END TO BUGOMA FOREST DESTRUCTION BY LAND GRABBERS, LAUNCH THE INITIATIVE “FOREST LIFE MATTERS” The civil society organizations (CSOs) and tourism associations listed below met today to launch the initiative “FOREST LIFE MATTERS”. The CSOs and associations are working under the coalition, Save Bugoma Forest Campaign 2020. The objective …
Today, the Association for the Conservation of Bugoma Forest (ABCF), together with partners and sponsors, launches the fourth edition of Run for Nature, under the theme “Sugar free forests and the beekeeping project“. Run for Nature is an annual event organized on the occasion of the International Day of Forests; this year the Run will …
In a bid to further efforts to save Bugoma Forest from the ongoing destruction by Hoima Sugar Ltd and other claimants, members of Save Bugoma Forest campaign have been engaging key stakeholders to rally their support towards this cause. Key among other stakeholders are engagements with; 1. Residents of over 15 Villages adjacent to Bugoma …
The civil society organizations, the tourism fraternity, all concerned citizens of Uganda and the whole world are here to respond to the threats faced by our natural resources, particularly Bugoma Forest in Kikuube District former Hoima District. Background Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, with 411 sq km or 41.144 hectares of protected area, is the largest …
The Association for the Conservation of Bugoma Forest is organizing this third edition of the annual Run for Nature on 31st March 2019, having the objective to continue the struggle to sensitize the public over urgent environmental topics and as a fund raising for the projects of the Association. We have been working all these …
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