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PKN and HRNS Partners Convene in Kiboga for Cross-Border Learning Exchange on conservation and biodiversity plus integration of conservation into coffee production

October 22, 2026    By admin

By Joan Nanteza Partners of PKN and HRNS from Uganda and Tanzania  concluded a three-day joint learning exchange and field workshop in Kiboga District, aimed at strengthening collaboration, sharing knowledge and identifying practical approaches to environmental conservation and sustainable community development. The exchange brought together representatives of various organizations working […]

Signing in darkness: Oil host communities struggle to attain justice for their land in the face of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and Central Processing Facility (CPF) developments in Uganda’s Albertine Oil region.

September 29, 2026    By Julius Kyamanywa

“I ignorantly signed the documents consenting to free takeover of my land,” narrates a 50 year old Beatrice Nyamahunge from Buliisa district. “When oil officials came in 2021, they told me to sign on the forms as a resident adjacent to the feeder oil pipeline route. Later, I realized that […]

Kiryajobyo Residents continue lamentations over unfulfilled promises over EACOP

September 28, 2026    By admin

Residents of Kiryajobyo West Village in Gayaza Sub County, Kyankwanzi District, say they are living in frustration and grief after what they describe as unfulfilled promises of food support following the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) construction activities in their area. The residents expected to receive food assistance after […]

HOW EACOP HAS CONTRIBUTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN KYANKWANZI DISTRICT

September 28, 2026    By admin

When the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project was introduced, many Ugandans looked at it as a gateway to economic transformation, jobs and a better future. But for some communities along the pipeline route, that hope has gradually turned into a painful experience of displacement, forced evictions, delayed and […]

Women in the Albertine Region Champion Agroecology Amid East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Pressures

September 24, 2026    By Julius Kyamanywa

Compiled by Polycarp Omony The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) is empowering women in Uganda’s Albertine region to adopt agroecology as a sustainable solution to growing food insecurity and livelihood challenges caused by the ongoing East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and other Oil & Gas infrastructure Developments. Communities […]

How Bees are changing conservation and livelihoods in Kabweyakiza, Mubende

September 23, 2026    By admin

By Joan Nanteza In the rolling hills of Kabweyakiza village, a quiet conservation revolution is coming. National Associations of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) is implementing a project titled; “Sustainable Conservation of Nabakazi Wetland Ecosystem for Carbon Sequestration Enhanced Household Food Security and Improved Community Livelihoods in Coffee Producing District of Mubende […]

Residents in Kyankwanzi district attribute repeated Soil erosion on EACOP Construction

September 15, 2026    By admin

Residents of Kaseka Village in Kiryajobyo Parish, Gayaza Sub County Kyankwanzi district are raising concerns over increasing soil erosion, which they say has worsened following the construction activities associated with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). Residents say the construction works have altered the natural flow of rainwater leaving […]

EACOP LAND TITLE DELAYS KEEP AFFECTED KYANKWANZI LAND OWNERS IN PANIC AND UNCERTAINTY

September 15, 2026    By admin

Panic and uncertainty continue to grow among land owners affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in Kyankwanzi District, despite earlier concerns raised over delays in the return of their land titles. The affected residents say their original land titles were taken during the process of acquiring […]

EACOP AFFECTED PERSONS IN KYANKWNZI CONTINUE TO CRY OVER COMPENSATION

September 15, 2026    By admin

Residents affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in Gayaza Sub-county, Kyankwanzi District have expressed dissatisfaction with the compensation money they received saying their land, crops and other properties were undervalued during the assessment. Although the affected residents say they have already received payments from EACOP, they […]