Tag: Uganda

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  Uganda's Oil Extraction, Another Human Tragedy

  With Uganda brightly in the spotlight thanks to the Invisible Children video controversy, take the time to find out a bit about another human and potentially environmental tragedy ongoing in the central African nation.

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  20,000 People Allegedly Displaced in Uganda for UK Forestry Company's Carbon-Offset Program

  With the spotlight turning this

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  How Old Hotel Soap Can Save Thousands of Lives

  I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are

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  Tool-Wielding Women in Developing Countries Help Their Communities, Environment

  Fixing broken wells, installing solar panels, and repairing bicycles -- these are just some of the hands-on skills women in developing countries are learning to boost their earning power while helping their communities and improving their environment.

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  Mountain Gorilla Population Increases 25% in Central African National Parks

  Some great news for gorillas and conservation: WWF reports that a survey conducted in the Central Africa's Virunga Massif--that's a region containing three national parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo,

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  Good News from Uganda: Animal Populations Soaring in National Parks Thanks to Anti-Poaching Efforts

  In 1999, poaching had reduced the number of impalas, a type of grazing antelope, in Uganda to just 1,600 animals. Today, there are more than 35,000 -- and

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  Solar-Powered Bags: A Bright Idea for Africa?

  Can an urban hipster's trendy tote also serve the needs of poor Africans? AfriGadget's Erik Hersman is traveling through Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda, meeting with motorcycle

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  Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy 2009 International Finalists Announced

  If you're involved in the deploying locally-available renewable energy in the developing world with the aim of combatting climate change and reducing poverty, then being a finalist for the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy is a

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  Water Crisis Leading to Wife Abuse in Some Areas

  If there were ever a good reason to help get water to villages, this may be it. In the Kamuli District in southeastern Uganda, women have to travel particularly long distances to gather water now that water

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  Coal Pellet Stove Introduced in Uganda

  We've written a lot about wood pellet stoves, and are intrigued -- and a bit wary -- with story out of Uganda about a new pellet stove that burns coal pellets.

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  Green Living Project Documents Sustainability in Africa

  Want a dream job? How about one where you travel to far off places, documenting all of the successful, sustainable projects that different community groups are not only trying but also excelling in? One where you meet people around the world, see

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  Ugandan Coffee Farmers Worried About Climate Change

  Photo credit: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change In their worldwide search for the best beans, coffee retailers like Starbucks have recently discovered the fine Arabica coffee varieties grown in Uganda and other east African

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  Human Poop and Urine Provide Cheap Biogas Source in Uganda

  In developing countries - where food is scarce and reliable energy supplies are even scarcer - necessity often becomes the mother of invention; so it is in Uganda, where farmers have resorted to using human urine and excreta -

• Uganda Protects Rainforest Over Biofuels - Motives Unclear

  Whenever Lloyd has dared to question the logic of the Malaysian palm oil industry in clearing rainforests for biofuels, he has attracted furious responses from supporters of the industry. However, it seems that the Ugandan government may have avoided a

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  Low-Tech Solutions from High-Tech Minds

  In its latest issue, GOOD Magazine has a great feature up on the doings of MIT's D-Lab - they call it "an elite unit of low-tech mercenaries" - which seeks to find simple solutions to drastically improve the quality of

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  Ugandans Give New Life to Plastic Bags

  Now local and international NGOs are helping Ugandans in a

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  Go Green Initiative Sets Sights on Trees for Uganda

  Well folks, when the Go Green Iniative (GGI) announces they're after something they really mean it. Not too long ago they pointed out via their newsletter that they'd taken on the challenge of raising $100,000 to help the Child2Youth Foundation in

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  Juicing Up Your Cell Phone with Microbial Fuel Cells

  Given the sheer amount of toys and gizmos we use on a daily basis, it becomes very easy to take something like a cell phone or MP3 player charger for granted. In poor, developing countries like Uganda, however, even using a charger can be a struggle due