Witness Radio - Uganda
Witness Radio - Uganda works to put powers of change in the hands of indigenous/local communities through media and legal aid approaches. Visit: www.witnessradio.org
- Decades of land loss and chronic poverty: Salala Rubber Plantation prioritizes profit over the well-being of local Liberian communities. #LandRights Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/decades-of-l...
- Indigenous communities’ complaint against World Bank-linked Nepal Cable Car Project declared eligible for investigation. @rightsindevt.bsky.social @hrw.org @worldbank1.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/indigenous-c...
- The Witness Radio and Seed Savers Network Joint Radio program boosts Farmers’ knowledge of seed and food sovereignty. @seedsaverswap.bsky.social @developmentseed.org @agroecologymap.bsky.social @agroecology.bsky.social @greenbow.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/the-witness-...
- Close to six years on, Pangero Chiefdom subjects still linger in pain after the government army’s forceful takeover of their ancestral land. #LandGrabbing @euinuk.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @actionaideu.bsky.social @hrcberkeley.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/close-to-six...
- Indigenous communities in Eastern Nepal accuse the World Bank’s Linked Cable Car Project of rights violations. @bothends.bsky.social @hrcberkeley.bsky.social @anhs-himalaya.bsky.social @greenhood.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/indigenous-c...
- Farmers from #Ghana, #Kenya, and #Uganda are leading the struggle to save indigenous seeds. They are sharing insights at the 2025 #SeedSaversBootCamp on conserving biodiversity and traditional farming systems. Tune in to Witness Radio today at 3PM EAT an join the conversation. @usdagov.bsky.social
- Witness Radio and Seed Savers Network are partnering to produce radio content to save indigenous seeds in Africa. #Farmers @agroecology.bsky.social @agroecologymap.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/witness-radi...
- Evicted from their land to host Refugees: A case of Uganda’s Kyangwali refugee settlement expansion, which left host communities landless. #LandRights @wwtlc.bsky.social @hrw.org @hrc.org @globaljusticec.bsky.social @fundhumanrights.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/evicted-from...
- Smallholder #farmers are Africa’s largest food producers. Their seeds, knowledge, and practices must be protected. Join the conversation on preserving indigenous seeds and food sovereignty, tomorrow at Witness Radio at 3 PM @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @africansriseuk.bsky.social @fao.org @fda.gov @
- Witness Radio and Seed Savers Network are producing a new series, The Struggle to Save Cultural Seeds in Africa. The first episode features voices from Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda, sharing how knowledge from the Boot Camp is applied on the ground.@seedsirl.bsky.social @seedsaver.bsky.social @grain.org
- Women environmental rights defenders in Africa are at the most significant risk of threats and attacks – ALLIED New report. @naturaljustice.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social @4genderjustice.org @stopfundinghate.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/women-enviro...
- Nakuru County has adopted an agroecology policy to boost climate-resilient, sustainable agriculture. #agroecology @agroecology.bsky.social @agroecologymap.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/nakuru-count...
- Uganda moves toward a Bamboo Policy to boost environmental conservation and green growth. #Bamboo Read more: witnessradio.org/uganda-moves...
- Will Uganda’s next government break the land-grabbing cycle? @wwtlc.bsky.social @fian-international.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @hrcberkeley.bsky.social #LandGrabbing Read more: witnessradio.org/will-ugandas...
- Land tenure security as an electoral issue: Museveni warns Kayunga land grabbers, reaffirms protection of sitting tenants. #LandRights @wwtlc.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/land-tenure-...
- Hidden iceberg: A new report identifies large scale industrial agriculture, livestock, and mining sectors as leading sources of attacks against land and environmental defenders worldwide. #HiddenIceberg @rightsindevt.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/hidden-icebe...
- Tension as Project-Affected Persons demand to meet Uganda’s President over Oil Palm growing on their grabbed land... #OilPalm @grain.org Read more: witnessradio.org/tension-as-p...
- Women’s groups demand equality in land tenure security to boost food production. @esaffuganda.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @4genderjustice.org @womensgamemib.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/womens-group...
- Experts push for a National Bamboo Policy to strengthen climate mitigation efforts. #SustainableDevelopment Read more: witnessradio.org/experts-push...
- For years, #Africa has been portrayed as a continent full of Vacant land ripe for industrial farming or carbon market expansion.Today on Witness Radio, we unpack this misleading narrative with insights from experts and key findings from this report.Tune in at exactly 5 PM EAT @afsafrica.bsky.social
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- Using agroecology as a climate adaptation strategy and fighting extreme weather: A case of a retired teacher farming on a rocky terrain in Mukono, Uganda. #AgroecologyPolicyEA @cefrohtug.bsky.social @fao.org @agroecologymap.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/using-agroec...
- The Carbon Mirage in Uganda: How reforestation initiatives are turning into sources of displacement and poverty? @unep.org @yalee360.bsky.social @ciel.org @agroecologymap.bsky.social @forestpeoplesp.bsky.social @gfc-forest.bsky.social @caneurope.org Read more: witnessradio.org/the-carbon-m...
- A Global Report reveals that Development Banks’ Accountability Systems are failing communities... @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social @accountcounsel.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/a-global-rep...
- EALA members renew push for unified sub-regional Agroecology Law during Mukono meeting. Read more: witnessradio.org/eala-members...
- Land for over 1000 families claimed to be a forest reserve and grabbed by NFA is now used for cattle keeping under heavy Army guardship – Witness Radio... #LandRights @amnestyuk.bsky.social @grain.org Read more: witnessradio.org/land-for-ove...
- Activists storm #TotalEnergies’ office ahead of G20 Summit, demand end to fossil fuel expansion in Africa. #STOPEACOP @studenteacop.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social @stopeacop.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @badbrad2024.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/activists-st...
- Environmentalists reject TFFF, warning it will deepen forest destruction. @eccjorg.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @grain.org @biofuelwatch.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/environmenta...
- “Vacant Land” Narrative Fuels Dispossession and Ecological Crisis in Africa – New report. #Land @iatp.bsky.social @foeus.bsky.social @nfucanada.bsky.social @grain.org @afsafrica.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/vacant-land-...
- Uganda’s Army is on the spot for forcibly grabbing land for families in Pangero Chiefdom in Nebbi district... #LandRights @hrw.org @wwtlc.bsky.social @grain.org Read more: witnessradio.org/ugandas-army...
- Seed Sovereignty: Most existing and emerging laws and policies on seeds are endangering seed saving and conservation on the African continent. #Seed @grain.org @developmentseed.org @usdagov.bsky.social @ucanr.edu @houseagdems.bsky.social @fao.org Read more: witnessradio.org/seed-soverei...
- Report reveals ongoing Human Rights Abuses and environmental destruction by the Chinese oil company CNOOC. #stopeacop @just-stopoil.bsky.social @stopeacop.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/report-revea...
- Seed Boot Camp: A struggle to conserve local and indigenous seeds from extinction... witnessradio.org/seed-boot-ca...
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- REC25 & EXPO Ends with a call on Uganda to balance conservation and livelihood... #REC25 @yalee360.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @unep.org @bothends.bsky.social @earth-science.bsky.social @caneurope.org @climatenews.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov Read more: witnessradio.org/rec25-expo-e...
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- StopEACOP Coalition warns TotalEnergies and CNOOC investors of escalating ‘financial and reputational’ Risks. #STOPEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social @yalee360.bsky.social @hrcberkeley.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/stopeacop-co...
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- Know Your Land rights and environmental protection laws: a case of a refreshed radio program transferring legal knowledge to local and indigenous communities to protect their land and the environment at Witness Radio... #LandRights @grain.org Read more: witnessradio.org/know-your-la...
- Today at 10 AM EAT on Witness Radio, tune in to Eyes on a Just Energy Transition! We host experts unpacking Uganda’s renewable energy journey from planning to production and the successes achieved so far. Don’t miss it! @grain.org @unep.org @yalee360.bsky.social @endfossilbcn.bsky.social @ciel.org
- Today at 10 AM EAT! Witness Radio unveils a new program “Eyes on a Just Energy Transition.” Join experts as they unpack Uganda’s renewable #energy journey, exploring the legal, political, institutional, and regulatory frameworks that underpin the country’s renewable energy struggles. @ciel.org
- New! The Eyes on a Just Energy Transition in Africa Program is now live on Witness Radio... #energytransition @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social @iea.org @caneurope.org @bothends.bsky.social @yalee360.bsky.social @unep.org @ciel.org @earth-science.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/new-the-eyes...
- Uganda has lost nearly half its forest cover in just 30 years driven by charcoal use, firewood, farming and commercial logging. Our new program, “Eyes on a Just Energy Transition,” explores how renewable energy can ease pressure on forests and restore our environment.
- Uganda is shifting to renewable energy, a bold and inspiring move away from fossil fuels. In our new Witness Radio series “Eyes on a Just Energy Transition,” running every Mon, Wednesday, and Fri at 10 AM EAT, we speak with experts about the opportunities and challenges shaping a sustainable future.
- Hundreds of residents in Bulima and Bukayo villages, Buvuma District, are on the verge of being evicted from their land, which they have lived on and cultivated for generations, to pave the way for the expansion of oil palm growing in the area. @grain.org Read more: witnessradio.org/oil-palm-tre...
- Oil palm tree growing in #Uganda: The National Oil Palm Project is threatening to evict hundreds of smallholder farmers to expand its operations. #LandGrabbing @grain.org @hrw.org @hrcberkeley.bsky.social @hrc.org @fundhumanrights.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/oil-palm-tre...
- As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, various political leaders especially presidential candidates have promised to tackle land grabbing. But how different are there ideas in solving the land eviction questions.
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- The #UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has expressed profound concerns over the distressingly slow pace at which African member states are adopting the National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights. The situation demands urgent and immediate action. witnessradio.org/the-4th-afri...
- The 4th African Forum on Business and Human Rights: The African continent is lagging, with only a few member states having adopted the National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Rights. @hrcberkeley.bsky.social @fundhumanrights.bsky.social @hrc.org Read more: witnessradio.org/the-4th-afri...
- The EAC Seed and Plant Varieties Bill 2025 targets organic seeds, aiming to replace them with modified seeds, say smallholder farmers... @grain.org Read more: witnessradio.org/the-eac-seed...
- The 4th African Forum on Business and Human Rights: The rapidly escalating investment in Africa is urgently eroding environmental conservation and disregarding the dignity, the land, and human rights of the African people. #BHR Read more: witnessradio.org/the-4th-afri...
