By Isaac Senabulya on September 15, 2016
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The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) says that it has never given sand mining permits to Chinese to operate in Lwera wetlands in Kalungu district. This follows members of parliament recently protesting against the mining of sand in Lwera wetlands and in Lake Victoria by Chinese. The Executive Director of National Environment Management Authority, Tom Okrot, […]
By Gerald Businge on December 25, 2011
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The Great Lakes region member states will soon start fingerprinting their minerals to trace their origin in order to end the illicit mineral trade that has fueled conflicts in the region. The member countries are concerned that the illicit miberaks are fueling human rights abuses especially the sexual and gender based violations. The analytical fingerprint […]
