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Environmentalist want stricter laws on construction, mandatory tree planting to curb ecological loss

Environmentalist want stricter laws on construction mandatory tree planting to

× Environmental advocates have called for urgent strengthening of Uganda’s environmental laws, urging government to make tree planting a mandatory requirement in all development approvals and to enforce tougher penalties against wetland destruction, amid growing concerns over unchecked urban expansion and weakening ecological protection systems. My Tree Initiative Executive Director, Ashiraf Enjer Ddumba, said existing policies are insufficient to protect …

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