Terra FM aims to shed light on the complexities of the Albertine Region, informing listeners about pertinent issues ranging from health and agricultural security to conflict management. To do so, the strategy involves environmental education, the promotion of fundamental rights, and the dissemination of Indigenous culture. The long-term objective is to use community radio as […]
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From March 2023 to June 17th 2023, Environmental Defenders held 17 workshops and training on environmental protection, land rights, and climate smart agriculture for smallholder farmers and households in Mahagi Territory of Ituri province in North Eastern DR Congo. Environmental Defenders is working on a two-year project to improve human and environmental security. The project’s […]
Environmental Defenders has purchased an off-grid, solar-powered seed bank and nursery from Terraformation to help scale up the organization’s restoration work in the Albertine region of Uganda and North Eastern DR Congo. Under this initiative, Environmental Defenders has already developed a well-functioning regional native seed hub that serves as a center of excellence to support […]
The Environmental Defenders ran a one-day awareness and community sensitization activity on Thursday, the 30th of 2023. The goal of the activity was to educate and sensitize the smallholder farmers of Anguza in Wagungu Chiefdom, Mahagi territory of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was done as part of an education […]
Radio Terra FM and Environmental Defenders celebrated International Women’s Day in 2023 by devoting a week’s worth of programming to women and girls. This programming featured news and stories about the work that women and girls from Mahagi territory and across Lake Albert do to protect the environment, promote livelihoods, and engage in sustainable agricultural […]