Join us for a youth-led conversation about how traditional knowledge strengthens youth's connection to their territories and safeguards biodiversity at CDB COP16 on October, 24th. Register now: https://bit.ly/COP16YouthItOrLoseItEvent Communities worldwide hold traditional knowledge that is crucial to halting biodiversity loss. However, this knowledge—often passed down through elders—is at risk, as younger generations show less interest and increasingly leave their territories in pursuit of other opportunities. It is critical that youth not only value and acquire this knowledge, but also apply it to conserve their lands and create sustainable opportunities for themselves.

On July 8, 2024, 98 farmers from the Kaseeta Tugende Omumaiso Association in Kikuube District participated in a comprehensive training session focused on coffee, cocoa, and tree planting. The session, led by the District Agricultural and Extension Officer from Kyangwari Sub County, aimed to enhance agricultural practices and sustainability in the region.

The strategy focuses on providing proactive measures to mitigate wildfire risks across the Budongo-Bugoma Landscape encompassing districts of Hoima, Kikuube, Masindi and Buliisa. By integrating advanced monitoring technologies with the North Albertine Rift Coordination – Group (NARC-G) and community engagement initiatives. The strategy aims at reducing the incidence and impact of wildfires while fostering a resilient community. It stipulate the roles to be played by each stakeholder within the landscape. We aim to cascade this strategy to a national level as well as improve on our policies and framework concerning wildfires in Uganda.

In Uganda wildfires are a shared enemy and therefore a common entry point to bring all stakeholders towards a common vision: a wildfire management strategy that will help minimize the risks and impacts of wildfires.Over the past thirty years, Uganda has lost more than half of its natural forest cover to various agricultural activities, leading to an increase in wildfires exacerbated by climate change. These wildfires pose a significant threat to both natural and agricultural resources, endangering local communities and their livelihoods.

The Economic Growth and Development Policy for Uganda is Vision 2040 and it aims at 'Creating a Transformed Ugandan Society from a peasant to a modern and prosperous country within 30 years' Several sectors including Oil and Gas, Tourism, Minerals, ICT Business, abundant labour force, water resources, industrialization and agriculture have been earmarked as key priority and strategic areas of focus. Agriculture is a key sector because of its value and huge potential to Uganda. It isestimated that it contributes to 69% of the labour

The conflict starts right from the term Human Wildlife Conflict or Conflict of Human and wildlife coexistence or conflict of people over wildlife, the nightmare of a conservationist starts here. Human-wildlife conflict occurs when the needs and behaviour of wildlife impact negatively on the goals of humans or when the goals of humans negatively impact the needs of wildlife.