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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Ugandan lawyers have sued the government for approving a private company to clear parts of a natural forest for sugarcane growing.<\/p>\n

Pheona Wall, president of Uganda Law Society (ULS), said in a statement that they seek to have the civil division of the High Court in Kampala declare null and void a decision by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) to allow Hoima Sugar Limited to clear 5,500 hectares in the Bugoma Forest Reserve for sugarcane growing.<\/p>\n

The ULS petitioned in conjunction with Environment Shield Limited, a civic organisation specialising in climate and natural resources, and Resource Rights Africa, a research organisation that advocates the promotion and protection of people’s rights. They said the Nema decision is fraudulent.<\/p>\n

The applicants also want the court to declare that the pre-environmental and social impact assessment report by Hoima Sugar was shallow, inaccurate and misleading, hence threatening the right of Ugandans to a decent, clean and healthy environment.<\/p>\n

The petition came a week after the High Court ruling in Kampala that authorised the government decision to allow Hoima Sugar to clear the forest reserve, about 250 km mid-west of the country’s capital, Kampala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Ugandan lawyers have sued the government for approving a private company to clear parts of a natural forest for sugarcane growing. 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