KAMPALA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's National Environment Authority (NEMA) said Sunday that all wetlands have been gazetted to conserve the environment and reduce the effects of climate change in the East African country.
Executive Director of NEMA Barirega Akankwasah said in a statement that 8,613 areas have been gazetted as wetlands under the National Environment (Declaration of Wetlands) notice 2023.
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