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How Environmental Defenders celebrated 16 days of activism in 2024

From November 25 to December 10, 2024, Environmental Defenders celebrated Sixteen Days of Activism, to raise awareness and build support for ending violence against women and girls. The importance of these sixteen days cannot be underestimated for Environmental Defenders operating in the Albertine Rift region, which spans Greater Virunga and Ituri landscapes, in the Democratic […]

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Terra FM provides quality information in a media desert

Since 2019 when it opened its doors, Terra Radio FM has brought together a diverse range of communities in Uganda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Located in Kolokoto village, Ituri Province at the Uganda-DRC border, a slow rising sun punctuates the welcoming and healthy air at Terra FM’s reception when this […]

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Environmental Defenders provided assistance to grassroots organizations, human rights defenders, activists, environmental defenders, and journalists to enhance their safety and security

A fair society where everyone’s dignity is honored, peace prevails, and the natural environment is protected relies on the protection and defense of brave individuals, communities, and organizations fighting against injustice. Environmental Defenders are working towards the goal outlined in the 2030 Agenda via initiatives focused on “Climate justice,” “Environmental Human Rights Defenders,” and “Community […]

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The last line of defence. Halting the Ecological Crisis and Ecosystem Collapse of the Congo Basin Edge

Congo Basin rainforests are ignored or downplayed. Between 2008 and 2017, the Congo Basin received just 11.5% of international financial flows for forest protection and sustainable management in tropical areas, compared with 55% for southeast Asia and 34% for the Amazon. This despite the fact that soaking up some 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide […]

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Challenges faced by small holder farmers in Uganda and how they can be addressed

The view on productive agriculture as critical for employment creation and poverty reduction is now widely shared within the development regions in Uganda especially among the smallholder farmers. Being a smallholder farmer undoubtedly means to be part of the driving force that provides the basis for economies in developing communities such as Uganda in the east African community.