EGI recently participation in a national television talk show on Uganda BroadcastingCorporation (UBC) focusing on Uganda’s Mission 300 National Energy Compact andexplored how government institutions, youth, civil society, the private… Continue reading Mission 300 Begins with Communities: Why Public Awareness is the Missing Link toAfrica’s Clean Energy Future

On 6 July 2026, the Environment Governance Institute (EGI), in partnership with the Uganda Christian University (UCU) Students’ Council, conducted a public lecture aimed at raising awareness of Mission 300… Continue reading EGI Ignites Mission 300 Awareness Among Uganda Christian University Youth and Students

On August 7, 2026 the Environment Governance Institute (EGI) together with representatives from Africa Finance Watch met and engaged in a high level discussion with the leadership of African Export-Import… Continue reading EGI Initiates discussions with Afreximbank on Africa’s Just Energy Transition

This year, on March 8th, Uganda will join the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day under the theme “Give and Gain.” which was chosen to  encourage a… Continue reading International Women’s Day: Standing With Women Affected by Oil Projects in East Africa 

Amidst the multiplicity of changes that befell the communities relocated in Kyakaboga’s resettlement camp, oil-affected communities subsisting within the camp continue to grapple with a number of issues, ranging from… Continue reading EGI charts a climate resilience path for the Kyakaboga’s oil-affected communities

The second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, brought together over 25,000 delegates from across the continent and beyond. The Summit concluded with the landmark Addis Ababa… Continue reading Oil and Gas Threats to Uganda’s Grassroots Left Unaddressed in the African Climate Summit 2025 Declarations 

Africa, despite bearing the least responsibility for the climate crisis and facing its most severe impacts, holds the key to a global green transition but will no longer do so… Continue reading Africa Climate Summit Seeks to Turn Injustice into Opportunity, Demands Fair Share of Green Investment

Located along the coast, King Fisher has been a haven for both its human residents and animals that once roamed its lush grazing lands. But today, the community faces a… Continue reading “Vanishing pastures: The plight of stray animals in King Fisher as Grazing Grounds Disappear”

Deep down an undulating escapement, you see a scattered settlements surrounding  kingfisher oil operations.  At the far most peripheral view, down the escapement, a view of the silvery glitters of… Continue reading “Pay or Your boat is gone”: Extortion threatens fishermen around king fisher oil operations in Buhuuka

Kingfisher being one of Uganda’s multibillion-dollar oil and gas operations, operated by CNOOC Uganda Limited, impacts the local population especially children who are paying a heavy price. The most critical… Continue reading Blick future for local communities as CNOOC expands oil and gas operations

In the same vein of  commemorating the recently concluded international world wetlands day 2025,  which was celebrated globally under the theme “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,”. This underscores the… Continue reading Align wetland ecosystem conservation efforts  

The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is an international agreement that was signed in 1994 and came into force in April 1998. The aim of the treaty is to promote and… Continue reading Energy Charter Treaty Irrelevant to Africa

Uganda is currently soliciting funds in the mining sector by calling on international mining giants to invest in the country’s rich deposits of critical minerals to drive its clean energy… Continue reading How prepared is Uganda for critical minerals exploration?

The biggest climate negotiations, Conference of the Parties, COP29, under the United national Framework Convention on Climate change has ended in Baku, Azerbaijan. It ended as a big letdown and… Continue reading COP29 was a big letdown for the global South 

As the population of communities around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park grows, the pressure on resources increases. Many indigenous communities still grapple to make a living, leading to competition for limited… Continue reading EGI EMPOWERS FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES TO BE AMBASSADORS OF THEWILD LIFE ACT IN BWINDI

In the shadow of a lush and a thick biodiverse Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, surrounds a historically rich indigenous populations of Batwa community that were curved out of the park… Continue reading EGI DISCOVERS CREATIVE GORILLA EDUTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BWINDI COMMUNITIES

Bwindi’s communities, including the Batwa, have faced livelihood challenges since their eviction from the national park in 1991. The growing population, mainly in areas like Buhoma, heavily depend on wood… Continue reading Women’s Groups in Bwindi Embrace Briquette Making as a Sustainable Energy Source, Shifting Away From Firewood.

Samuel Okulony, Chief Executive Officer, Environment Governance Institute (EGI), Uganda sokulony@egiuganda.org Vanishing livelihoods Lake Albert provides water to hundreds of thousands of people. Its fish feed numerous families. It and… Continue reading Locals struggle as CNOOC expands Kingfisher operations

Endangered Mountain Gorilla Species Amidst the eviction of the Batwa indigenous communities from Bwindi in 1991, the communities have continued to grapple with livelihood challenges since they no longer access… Continue reading Understanding Local Perspective on the Conservation of Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi.

In embracing community perspectives and fostering collaborative strategies, Uganda can chart a path towards conservation that honors both its natural heritage and the well-being of its people Uganda boasts a… Continue reading Unveiling Bwindi’s Heart: Revelations from EGIs Attitude Survey on local communities perceptions on the conservation of Mountain Gorilla