Uganda: Wetlands Down 30 Percent in 15 Years

2 February 2010

Kampala — UGANDA has lost 30% of its wetlands in the last 15 years, according to the Wetlands Commissioner Paul Mafabi.

Mafabi said wetlands covered 15% of Uganda in 1994 and this has reduced to only 10% in 2008.

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