Restored wetland in Bushenyi, Uganda to support agriculture, fish farming
In Bushenyi, Uganda, a wetland conservation project hopes to restore the natural habitat while pumping water to nearby farmers for cultivation.
August 10, 2020
In Eastern Uganda, a New Solar-Powered Irrigation Project Helps Farmers Save Wetlands
Farmers in Paliisa, eastern Uganda, are earning hundreds of dollars more every week through a new solar-powered drip irrigation project that allows them to cultivate year-round in lands outside of the wetland.
July 6, 2020
Rising demand for sand worsens drought occurrence
Water Journalists Africa Water Journalists AfricaMay 07, 2019 With the global demand for sand and
May 7, 2019
Saving Swamps in East Africa
InfoNile is marking World Water Day 2019 with 4 original multimedia stories on innovative solutions that are working to conserve wetlands in East Africa.
March 22, 2019
WASTE to WEALTH: How Kenyan farmers are bringing life back to degraded Lake Victoria swamps
Annika McGinnis A 3-year project by Ecofinder Kenya, an NGO working in the Winam Gulf
March 22, 2019
Decades of wise use pay off for a Kabale wetland
Fredrick Mugira Community ownership agreement in Mugandu-Buramba wetland has kept the wetland intact for 40
March 21, 2019
Rwanda: Government eviction of developers from wetlands pays off, but more left to do
Leonce Muvuni This story was supported by a grant from InfoNile and Code for Africa.
March 18, 2019
Local fishmongers cry out as mudfish nears extinction
Cliff Abenaitwe Mudfish traders have no option but to increase prices of this delicious species
September 5, 2018
Mara wetland: Birds sing in their habitat: How Birdlife’s conservation efforts make birds and humans coexist in Mara region
Elias Hakizimana By Elias Hakizimana It was a tough experience for birds in Tanzania’s Mara
November 1, 2017