Author: Ivan Mawanda

The global outbreak of COVID 19 in 2019 in Chinese city of Wuhan, never spared Uganda, however, as a remedy in both short- and long-term facemasks are essential as part of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to avoid the transmission. These facemasks are made from different materials ranging from plastics and clothes others are reusable and others are not reusable.  The world turned to facemasks Read More …

A wide section of Ugandans continues to use Methylmercury, commonly known just as mercury, a banned substance around the world, directly or indirectly for various economic activities especially among artisanal miners and dentistry despite it being toxic and hazardous. Mercury is also used in the manufacture of industrial chemicals, electrical appliances, medical apparatus especially the liquid-in-glass thermometers, especially those used Read More …

30 January – 3 February 2023 | UN Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand UN Environment Assembly – UNEA Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution

Hi Placido,  Thanks for bringing up Covestro – the spinoff company from Bayer formed in Germany in 2015. They are certainly a big player in making not only plastics but also adhesives, coatings and other substances that are relevant to plastics. I am not sure why Covestro is not on the “Top 15” list, but can only refer to their Read More …

A large marine paint-making company has been fined £650,000 after a highly toxic banned chemical was washed out from a holding tank into a “pristine” river in south-west England. International Paint Ltd “utterly failed” to control a substance called TBT that it had stored at its mothballed plant on the banks of the Yealm in Devon, a judge concluded. An Read More …

Colleagues and friends,It has been an amazing experience working with you all to the end of the year 2022. The year has not passed without challenges, but most importantly, we managed to overcome them to this end. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all Anglophone Africa Participating Organizations (AA POs) and partners for your cooperation in fulfilling Read More …

BULIISA: Victims of wild animal invasion and destruction in Buliisa district have decried the delayed compensation by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The issue was brought up in front of Buliisa constituency Member of Parliament Allan Atugonza and UWA officials on Thursday during an assessment of the crops destroyed by elephants in Bugana Ngazi, Buliisa Sub County, on Wednesday night, where Read More …

The role pesticides play in our lives is often vastly underestimated. Pesticides are present in the majority of our food and in much of our soil and water. They cover the UK’s countryside, reaching far beyond farmland thanks to their continued use in both forestry and conservation. In our towns and cities, they are sprayed on streets, sports pitches and Read More …

The role pesticides play in our lives is often vastly underestimated. Pesticides are present in the majority of our food and in much of our soil and water. They cover the UK’s countryside, reaching far beyond farmland thanks to their continued use in both forestry and conservation. In our towns and cities, they are sprayed on streets, sports pitches and Read More …

The global biodiversity framework to save nature must respect, promote and support the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities if it stands any chance of succeeding. In this press briefing at the opening of COP15, members of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) will discuss the position of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on the Global Biodiversity Framework. Read More …