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Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands The French fossil-fuel giant TotalEnergies’ planned oil pipeline in East Africa has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods in Uganda and will exacerbate the global climate crisis.

Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands
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We welcomed a visiting researcher to Mount Rwenzori to learn about the rapid retreat of its glaciers. At CECIC, we highlighted how culture, indigenous knowledge, and community-led conservation are central to slowing glacier loss and advancing climate justice for mountain community

Over 95% of glaciers in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains are gone. Our new report links climate science, community impacts, and pathways for just climate action.
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#ClimateJustice #Rwenzori

YouTube video by CECIC-live River Nyamwamba Flooding - Kasese District

Have watched a video about the flood in Kasese District .
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Threats and even an explosive attack have targeted activists who speak out against airport expansion.

This is part of a political and media culture that seeks to delegitimise climate activism, while powerful aviation lobbies spread disinformation and silence dissent. 1/2

YouTube video by CECIC-live From flood-prone villages in Kenya to small farms in Uganda

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Uganda's Critical Minerals – A Path to Prosperity or Peril? - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) A new report from the Centre For Citizens Conserving Environment (CECIC), "Critical Minerals in Uganda: Opportunities, Risks, and Pathways for a Just Transition," provides a comprehensive analysis of ...

Community consent must be non-negotiable
Demilitarize resource governance
Enforce environmental laws
Ensure benefits reach locals
Tap the link in our bio to read the full findings and our recommendations for a just future.

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HELLEN MASIKA: Climate Justice or Climate Burden? Uganda’s Right to Limit Commitments at COP30 Hellen Masika is a Community Mobilizer at Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) Uganda, like many developing nations,

Climate Justice or Climate Burden? Uganda’s Right to Limit Commitments at COP30
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The 95 billion shillings Stone Age solution that will not broad climate change problem.

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From barbaric to Superfood - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) A quiet fading is happening across Africa. It’s not a sound, but a taste a slow erosion of flavor, of history, of a way of life that was once intimately

Have you read our latest blog on food , its interest get some time and read it. @agroecology.bsky.social
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‘There is no money’: As carbon markets collapse, what happens to the forests they promised to protect? After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future

‘There is no money’: As carbon markets collapse, what happens to the forests they promised to protect? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Western Uganda Food Alliance to Universal Periodic Review (UPR) - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) This submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) details the severe and persistent challenges to the right to adequate food in Uganda. It reveals that a significant portion of the population fac...

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@agroecology.bsky.social @foodallergyscience.org

Center for Citizens Conserving Environment( CECIC) on X: "Heavy rains & unpredictable weather got you worried? Learn how to build climate-resilient farms at agroecology schools in Kitswamba, Kasese! ️☀️ #agroecology #climatechange adaptation @350Africa @EarthAgora @FundAgroecology @aBiDevtFinance @RnfrstAlliance @ProtectorsTrust https://t.co/YC7G69XF3q" / X Heavy rains & unpredictable weather got you worried? Learn how to build climate-resilient farms at agroecology schools in Kitswamba, Kasese! ️☀️ #agroecology #climatechange adaptation @350Africa @EarthAgora @FundAgroecology @aBiDevtFinance @RnfrstAlliance @ProtectorsTrust https://t.co/YC7G69XF3q

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More than 100 organisations tell Hoekstra not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30! - Fossil Free Politics As COP30 approaches, we're now calling on the EU's climate chief, Commissioner Wopka Hoekstra, to not bring fossil fuel lobbyists to the UN climate talks again this year, and to push member states to ...

A letter signed by more than 100 organisations was sent to Hoekstra, asking not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30 🇧🇷

👍 Promisingly, there were no lobbyists in the official EU delegation last year

👎EU Member States still brought 113 lobbyists

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#COP30

More about oil exploration in Uganda #StopEACOP

YouTube video by CECIC-live CECIC’s Kibaba Immaculate and Commissioner Ngairano Fred Promote Environmental Action at Mubuku

Have you watched our latest video, here is the link ;
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The EU banned epoxiconazole, but still produces it to export to the Global South!
It is a fungicide banned in2020, toxic to reproduction as it negatively impacts fertility, a healthy pregnancy, concerns to cause cancer, & very toxic to aquatic life, birds and wild animals.
Let's return it to sender!

Urgent appeal to protect kitubulu central forest reserve - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) In this urgent appeal, the Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) calls on the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to protect the Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve from a proposed...

🚨 URGENT : 150 acres de la forêt de Kitubulu, écosystème vital du lac Victoria, menacés par un projet gouvernemental.

Nos poumons ne sont pas à vendre.

Exigeons la protection de #Kitubulu ➡️
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#ActionClimatique #Ouganda @NFA_Uganda

Urgent appeal to protect kitubulu central forest reserve - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) In this urgent appeal, the Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) calls on the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to protect the Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve from a proposed...

🚨 URGENT: 150 acres of Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve, a vital ecosystem for Lake Victoria, is under threat from a proposed government campus. We cannot trade our lungs for concrete.
Read our appeal to @NFA_Uganda to #SaveKitubulu NOW:
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#ClimateAction #Uganda

Assistant Finance Officer - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) CECIC is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Finance Officer to join our growing team in Kasese. This position offers an excellent opportunity for an early-career finance professional ea...

We're hiring! 📢

Join CECIC as our Assistant Finance Officer in Kasese. Use your financial skills to power our mission for environmental conservation in Uganda. Apply by Oct 31! #NGOJobs #Uganda #FinanceJobs
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Youth Advocacy Officer (Volunteer Position) - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) CECIC seeks a vibrant, self-driven, and creative Youth Advocacy Officer (Volunteer) to support its youth engagement and advocacy work. The role offers a

Will you join the team , we are looking for youth advocacy officer .

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COP30 in Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷 (Nov 10-21) focuses on ACTION & IMPLEMENTATION 💡, not just targets. Brazil aims for solutions, tackling how to allocate the promised $300B climate finance yearly by 2035 💰 & focusing on Amazon conservation 🌳. #COP30 #ClimateAction #Finance

🌍🍽️ #WorldFoodDay reminds us that food security begins with climate justice.
In Uganda, erratic rains and degraded soils threaten harvests but sustainable farming, renewable energy, and empowered women farmers can nourish both people and planet. 🌱
#ZeroHunger #ClimateAction #Uganda #Sustainability

🌿 New Issue Alert!
The latest issue of Eco Citizen, brought to you by CECIC, is out now. Dive into inspiring stories, updates, and insights on environmental action.
📥 Download & read here:https://cecicug.org/download/cecic-september-2025-newsletter/

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - BBC News Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

A must read
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Buried in Silence: The urgent call for resettlement at Muhokya Camp in Kasese District Hellen Masika is a Community Mobilizer at Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) KASESE - In the shadow

In Kasese’s Muhokya Camp, displaced families live & grieve in the same space graves are dug beside shelters where children play. What was meant to be temporary refuge has become a painful reality of neglect, loss & survival. #ClimateJustice #IDPs

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Buried in Silence: The urgent call for resettlement at Muhokya Camp in Kasese District Hellen Masika is a Community Mobilizer at Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) KASESE - In the shadow

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Women’s Land Rights Under Threat in Uganda - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) In recent years, land conflicts have become an increasingly urgent issue across Uganda, affecting both rural and urban communities. At the heart of these disputes lies a troubling reality women are am...

Women rights in Uganda
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The Glaring Omission in Uganda’s Election Campaign - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) On 29th September, Uganda officially entered the campaign season for the 2025/2026 elections. The coming months will be dominated by rallies, slogans, and

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Call for Applications_CECIC - Center for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) One of CECIC’s flagship programs is the Youth Participation and Democratic Accountability in Uganda Project, which focuses on nurturing the next generation of leaders in research, advocacy, and govern...

Call for applications
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