The Uganda Atlas

Wetlands: threats

NEMA 2006

NEMA 2007

NEMA 2007

NEMA 2007

Indiscriminate dumping of solid waste in a papyrus swamp along Kireka valley (left) and on the shores of Lake Victoria in a Kampala surbub (right). Dumping of solid wastes in wetlands is a common practice in urban areas. Depositing substances in a wetland is a prohibited activity under the Environment Law (National Environment Act, Cap 153).

NEMA 2008

NEMA 2007

Prohibited: Dumping medical waste in a wetland in Adjumani District (2008)

Brickmaking is one of the regulated activities in a wetland (2007)

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