The Uganda Landcare Network (ULN) marked its 10th anniversary with a reflective and forward-looking Zoom meeting. The event celebrated a decade of achievements in sustainable development and environmental stewardship while focusing on the future of landcare initiatives in Uganda. Key Discussions and Achievements The Junior Landcare Program was a central topic, praised for engaging youth …
Programme UNCCD-WOCAT Launch event Restoring Life to the Land The Role of Sustainable Land Management in Ecosystem Restoration Date and time: Jun 1, 2021 11:00 AM (CET: Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna) Part of the official programme for the UN decade on Ecosystem Restauration (UNDER) June 1st to June 5th Official programme link: https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/latest/official-event-schedule Duration: 45 minutes Speakers and …
Team Leader of the Uganda Landcare Network (ULN) Dr Joy Tukhawira and Mr Mathias Wakulira talk to Senior EverGreening Fellow, Dr Alan Channer, about evergreening in Uganda. Groups of children wend their way through coffee and banana fields, their banter mingling with cock crows as the sun rises. And when they reach school, they lift …
Uganda Landcare Network (ULN) in collaboration with the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) Balassa Agricultural College (BAC), Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), Farmers Media and Local Government Authorities across the country. Introduction Towards introducing a practical SLM …
Uganda Landcare Network (ULN) participated in the Forum for Agricultural and Advisory Services organised and Invited to a national stakeholder dialogue on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) that was held on held at Hotel Africana, Kampala. The dialogue was organized in context of the CAADP-XP4 project which prioritizes climate smart agriculture (CSA) interventions through country fora …
Following a successful completion of the National Landcare Conference and Awards and that specifically included launching of Junior Land care week at Kabale Primary School in November 2019, an interest was raised to roll out the programme. The Principal Education Officer (PEO) Mr. Munyambabazi Grace, initiated a joint consultative dialogue between ULN and Kabale Municipal …
GIZ is working with Uganda Landcare Network to provide climate smart agriculture training for farmers in northern Uganda. The training is part of the Promotion of Climate Smart Agriculture project (ProCSA) under GIZ’s Rural Development Programme. Climate smart agriculture practices aim at increasing productivity, adaptation to the effects negative of climate change, and reducing greenhouses …
Uganda Landcare Network (ULN) in Partnership with GIZ, District Local Gorvnement and District Farmers Cooperatives (DFA) in Lango and Acholi organised a 3 days training workshop on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices involving 55 selected Community Based Facilitators (CBT’s) in the 3 clusters under the PRUDEV project sites under GIZ in 6 Districts of Acholi …
The National Landcare week launch was a one-day event, whose main goal was to create awareness and showcase success stories with demonstrations on Junior Landcare programmes in Uganda. The event involved a Landcare awareness walk through Kabale Municipality along the Main Street. After the Landcare awareness street walk, the guests were hosted by Kabale Primary …
