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Integrated Water Management Development (IWMD) at NRDI Uganda focuses on restoring, protecting, and sustainably managing water resources within key catchments such as Mpanga, Semliki, and Nyamwamba. IWMD addresses the growing pressures of climate change, population growth, and ecosystem degradation by combining watershed restoration, wetland protection, soil conservation, and community-based water governance. NRDI works with local communities, water-user groups, and government …

Indigenous trees play a significant role in environmental protection due to their ecological,cultural, and economic importance. NRDI has embarked on popularizing indigenous trees byestablishing community nurseries that produce indigenous trees to conserve and protect theenvironment.The community nurseries are meant support biodiversityIndigenous trees provide habitat and food for native wildlife, including birds, insects, andmammals, they support ecosystems by maintaining the natural …

Natural Resources Defense Initiatives (NRDI) alongside its partners have emphasizedForestry and conservation in Fort portal City in a bid to promote biodiversity conservation.Fort Portal City is near key ecosystems such as Kibale National Park, which is a home tochimpanzees and diverse wildlife and so, conservation helps protect these species.Additionally, Forests help regulate temperature, prevent droughts, and maintain rainfallpatterns which are …

In a bid to avert River Semulik degradation, several Cattle Troughs have been constructed inareas adjacent to River Semulik in order to enable cattle farmers to use them as safe drinkingplaces for their cows.It was observed that Farmers were grazing next to the River and Cows were drinking waterdirectly from River Semulik which was a bad sanitation practice.“Cattle need a …