As firewood becomes harder to find close to their homes, women say they are forced to walk longer distances to collect it.
Buliisa women turn household waste into briquettes to reduce dangerous journeys in search of firewood.
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Oil facility floods wreak havoc on Ugandan villages, residents demand action
By Nelson Byaruhanga Margret Atuhairwe, 64, collects water from a dugout hole on the banks of a seasonal river called Kamukule in Kigwera Southeast, Buliisa district. It is the water they use for cooking, bathing, and washing utensils at home. She has to fetch as many jerrycans as possible in less than an hour’s time because the brown running water Read More …
Ugandan groups call for gender-responsive action as COP30 advances climate finance in Brazil
As Uganda participates in the global climate summit in Belém, Brazil, three Ugandan organisations-Fem Earth Organisation, Western Media for Environment and Conservation (WEMECO) and Liberty Pro Bono Initiative, are calling on world leaders, climate financiers and the Government of Uganda to take urgent, inclusive and gender-responsive action to ensure that global climate decisions deliver real benefits for the country’s most Read More …
WEMECO tips Hoima residents on lead poisoning danger in paints
Most paints where you see the painters using paraffin as a mixture contain lead chemicals which have long term effects on human health especially children, says Mr Peter Akugizibwe, the Executive Director (ED) for Western Media for Environmental Conservation (WEMECO). During a radio talk show held as part of the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Wekk in Hoima city, Mr Akugizibwe elaborated Read More …
End lead paint usage in Uganda: protect our children, protect our future
As the world marks International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week from 19–25 October 2025 under the theme “No Safe Level: Act Now to End Lead Exposure”, Uganda faces a harsh truth. While the global community is coming together to end all lead exposure, toxic paints continue to coat the walls of our homes, schools, and playgrounds, silently putting children’s health at Read More …
Plastics found inside vegetable tissues for the first time
Plastic pollution is not only a problem for oceans and wildlife. It may also be affecting the very food we eat. A new study highlights how nanoplastics can penetrate crops, raising questions about food safety and human health.
Wemeco under the hospice of Climate Action network-Uganda joins rest of the world to commemorate world environment day in kabale.
Reclaiming Ghana’s Forests: The Devastating Impact of Illegal Gold Mining
Part of the Neung Forest Reserve in Nsuaem, Tarkwa, ravaged by illegal gold mining (Drone Shot: Festus Randy Jackson-Davis) Ghana’s forests were once places of balance. From the northern savannahs to the southern rainforests, the land offered both beauty and function. The scent of fresh soil after rain, the shade of Wawa trees, and the harmony of birdsong under Odum Read More …
The Most Important Ingredient in Chewing Gum
“Everything we love about gum today is thanks to synthetic polymers… Plastic gum, though, also falls apart, in a way: Gum chewing has been linked to microplastic ingestion.”
The polluter must compensate those affected by pollution and take responsibility for restoring the environment – Kenya Supreme Court
Ruling of the case led by the Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action (CJGEA) on 6 December 2024: