The Bamboo Project – From Start to Finish, and Beyond Uganda’s forests have faced a dire threat over the years, with nearly 3% of its wooded lands, equivalent to 73.6kha, being relentlessly felled for fuel, and agricultural expansion. One such community profoundly impacted by this deforestation crisis is Bulyango Parish, nestled within the Hoima district […]
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The Interdisciplinary Nexus of Energy Workshop The interdisciplinary nexus of energy workshop was held in Flensburg, Germany on 4-6 August. It brought together 25 participants from 16 different nationalities, spread across five continents. The aim of the workshop was to inform sustainability experts with various backgrounds on the benefits of renewable energy and how it
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Building a Circular Bionutrient Economy As the world population grows, the demand for food production also increases. This is leading to the depletion of natural resources, including soil fertility. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in building a circular bionutrient economy. This aims to create a sustainable food system that nourishes the
Mitigating Climate Change with Bamboo Bamboo is a versatile and sustainable resource that can play a significant role in mitigating climate change. It is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. Therefore, bamboo can help sequester carbon, provide renewable energy, and create sustainable livelihoods for communities. Sequestering Carbon One of the most significant ways
Smallholder farming in the face of climate change Apart from its nutritional value, food systems are crucial to our economies – agriculture accounts for four percent of global GDP. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where about 50% of the region’s workforce engages in farming, the sector accounts for at least 20% of GDP. The FAO estimates that
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Jackfruit is an exotic fruit that grows in the world’s tropical regions and is native to South India. It is in the Moraceae plant family that also includes breadfruit, mulberry, and fig. Its outer skin is spiky, and the color is yellow or green. One unique thing about the fruit is its unusually big size.
Global Warming of 1.5 °C The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), meeting in Incheon, South Korea, presented a report that says that it is still possible to limit the rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius. However, unprecedented transformations are needed to make this happen. An IPCC special report on the impacts of global
Why Energy Matters Our CEO Mr. Nolbert Muhumuza was invited to facilitate on the last day of the EnDev Summer Academy 2018. He was invited to discussions under the theme; Why Energy Matters. He shared his experience from his over 10 years’ contribution to the development of the Biomass energy that included full-time dedication to developing
Household smoke may be the world’s deadliest environmental hazard Global campaigns have failed to change how poor people heat their food IMAGINE building a small pile of wood and kindling in the smallest room in your house, and setting fire to it. You can keep the door open, to let out some smoke, but cannot
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