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

Everyday Peacebuilders: How Volunteers Strengthen ‘Small P’ Peace in Africa Amid Geopolitical Tensions and the Triple Planetary Crisis southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/12/ever... @interpeace.org @ciel.org @witnessradio.bsky.social

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...

Saudi Arabia is rolling out a new procurement model to import wheat that Saudi companies grow on Saudi-owned farmland in the Black Sea region, Australia and Brazil. millingmea.com/saudi-arabia...

UAE agribusiness giant Al Dahra sells back to the govt of Serbia farmland it bought for a pittance in 2018 at 13 times the value today. Shocking but not unusual, Radar reports: farmlandgrab.org/33113

TotalEnergies & CNOOC have decided to increase their financial commitments to #EACOP, as lenders to their own project. This reflects the collapse of external financing for the $5.6bn pipeline amid widespread rejection by banks & insurers due to environmental, human rights & climate risks #StopEACOP

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...

Today, 24 October, the HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social signed the EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), together with Commissioner Marta Kos and the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov. Watch the full video here: link.europa.eu/BY8vMg

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...

US 🇺🇲 Umm..meanwhile, the United States coaches coal companies on how to legally emit more Mercury. Thank you HEATED & @emorwee.bsky.social for your bottom line journalism. @witnessradio.bsky.social @ehnewsroom.bsky.social Share this important #Health story widely. open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...

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.

New dataset from GRAIN shows how free trade agreements are used to push countries to adopt laws that criminalise seed saving and undermine food sovereignty. The UAE is now using it to push UPOV to their trading partners like Cambodia, Malaysia and Mauritius. grain.org/e/7316

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...

Use COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to fix the historical injustices meted out against Afro-descendant and Indigenous Peoples – #CSOs demand. #COP30 Red more: witnessradio.org/use-cop30-in...

Land actors warn of looming violent conflicts due to escalating land grabbing in Sebei and Bugisu sub-regions... #LandRights Read more: witnessradio.org/land-actors-...

Land actors warn of looming violent conflicts due to escalating land grabbing in Sebei and Bugisu sub-regions... #LandRights @ministry_lands @SEATINIUGANDA @actionaiduganda @EsaffHQ @pelum_uganda Read more: witnessradio.org/land-actors-...

The International Day of Struggle Against Industrial Monoculture Plantations unites communities worldwide who suffer land grabs, evictions & violence caused by these plantations. Ugandan voices are part of this global fight.Tune in to Witness Radio @2pm EAT to hear their fight for justice @grain.org

Today on Witness Radio, at 2pm EAT, we rebroadcast of a powerful conversation with Uganda’s informal alliance resisting irresponsible land-based investments in our Agafa Mu kitudu kyo radio program. They spoke out on Sept 21,the International Day of Struggle against industrial plantations @grain.org

Up next is the World Connect Program, here on Witness Radio. We’ll be speaking with a Senior Forest Officer from the @min_waterUg ahead of #NTPD on October 3rd. Stay tuned as we discuss national efforts to reverse forest loss through tree planting, public awareness, and sustainable land use.

Uganda has lost 85% of its tree cover between 2001–2024 due to deforestation. Tune in to Witness Radio tomorrow at 7 AM EAT to hear how the government plans to restore Uganda’s green! Don't miss! @ROOTSUganda

Uganda is on a mission to plant over 40 million trees by October 3, 2025, a crucial step in combating the alarming decline in its forest cover... #NationalTreePlantingDay @yalee360.bsky.social @unep.org @ciel.org Read more: witnessradio.org/uganda-is-on...

The #EAC Seed & Plant Varieties Bill, 2025, is a potential threat to smallholder farmers, as it aims to disengage them from the agriculture business, according to experts. @grain.org @seedsaverswap.bsky.social @swissaid.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/the-eac-seed...

Happening today at 10 AM EAT live on Witness Radio: In commemoration of the industrial day of struggle against industrial #monoculture tree #plantations held every September 21st, we hold a deep conversation on the impacts of oil palm plantations and its certification schemes. @grain.org @hrw.org