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Uganda

8th March 2018

Custodians of Life: Meet the Ugandan women reviving indigenous seeds

Kagole and Mildred are smallholder farmers from Buliisa District, Western Uganda. In this interview they describe the virtues of indigenous seed varieties, losses in the diversity of these seeds, and how,… Read More

14th December 2017

Interview: Eco-mapping for cultural and ecological revival in Uganda’s great lakes region.

Around our planet home we are witnessing an on-going mass extinction not only of species, but of the deeply entwined ecological and cultural knowledge that has enabled human societies to… Read More

11th December 2017

In Pictures: Challenging the deadly links between Mines, Money and London

London- In the last week of November, Earth Defenders from Uganda, Philippines and Colombia joined UK allies*, including Gaia, to challenge London’s annual Mines and Money Conference. Advertising itself as… Read More

13th November 2017

Rise, Resist, Renew: Alternatives to Mines and Money

Join us in London for a week (25- 30th November) of events and creative actions led by Earth Defenders from around the planet. Together we’ll contest the annual Mines and… Read More

3rd July 2014

New Report – Mining and its Impacts on Water, Food Sovereignty and Sacred Natural Sites in Uganda

A New Report Calls for No Go Areas for Mining and Extractive Activities as Threats to Water, Food Sovereignty, and Sacred Natural Sites and Territories Increase Across Africa. A new… Read More