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Key stakeholders trained on Gender Impact assessments (GIA)for policies and regulations related to Artisanal and Small-scale Gold mining  (ASGM)

August 15, 2024    By Allan Kalangi

On 30th and 31st of July, 2024, AIBIS participated in a training organized by planetGold   Uganda together with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MGLSD) that took place at Golden Tulip in Kampala. The training was aimed at equipping stakeholders with knowledge on conducting gender impact assessment for especially policies and […]

AFRICE Boss shares knowledge on agroecology with AIBIS

May 5, 2024    By Allan Kalangi

The Executive Director of the African Institute for Culture and Ecology (AFRICE), Mr. Dennis Tabaro last week visited AIBIS where he shared important knowledge on agroecology with the host team. Tabaro was received at the AIBIS offices by his counterpart, Allan Kalangi. After having discussions on the shared visions of […]

AIBIS DIRECTOR ENCOURAGES JOURNALISTS TO INVEST IN AGRICULTURE

May 5, 2024    By Allan Kalangi

The Executive Director of the African Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (AIBIS), Allan Kalangi, has advised journalists to invest in ventures that can give them an alternative source of income. He singled out agriculture as a field that journalists can try out because of the many advantages associated with it. […]

Conservationists want Government to include teaching of indigenous African herbal medicine on the curricula of formal institutions of learning.

February 29, 2024    By Allan Kalangi

A section of environmentalists and nature conservationists now want the Ugandan Government under its ministry of education to embark on formal teaching of indigenous African herbal medicines in all institutions of learning beginning with Primary Schools. Addressing the media yesterday (February 28th), at his office in Kiboga Town, Allan Kalangi, […]

AIBIS BENEFITS FROM AUSTRALIAN AWARDS FELLOWSHIP ON AGROECOLOGY

February 13, 2024    By Allan Kalangi

By Mellon Akankunda The African Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (AIBIS) in the last quarter of 2023 benefited from Australian Awards Fellowship under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The followship covered participants Uganda, India, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands and Australia drawn from Government, Non-Governmental Organizations and academic institutions. […]

Africa suffers disproportionately from climate change

February 5, 2024    By admin

Nairobi 4 September 2023 (WMO) – Africa is responsible for only a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions but is suffering disproportionately from climate change. This is harming food security, ecosystems and economies, fueling displacement and migration and worsening the threat of conflict over dwindling resources, according to a new […]