The Role Of Nema In The Protection Of The Environment In Uganda

ABSTRACT

As an institution set up in May 1995 and became operational in December 1995, the National

Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has been since then an over seer in the protection

of the environment through sectors like the civil society, local governments, district levels and in

the private sector in Uganda because it has the mandate to do so as provided by the constitution

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"fthe republic of Uganda. Therefore, this research project is basically carried out to establish the

~xact role of the NEMA in the management of the environment in Uganda.

!'his research study was carried out with the aim of establishing the environmental laws that help

'lEMA to carry out its enforcement, challenges it faces in doing so and to establish the solutions

o these challenges. This study enlarges the scope of knowledge in the area of environment

Jrotection in Uganda which would be of importance to all the policy makers at all levels if they

tre to properly protect the environment. The data for this research study was acquired using both

JUalitative and quantitati~e methods as it was the only way the researcher would reduce the

>iasness in data collection.

'he study majorly found out that NEMA to a wider extent tries to play its role in environment

'rotection however it has been let done by other institutions in the country like the politicians

nd leaders at local government levels who get involved in environment degradation for their

wn selfish interests and this has to a bigger extent increased the violation of environment lm1s

1 the country which negatively impacts on the environment.