{"id":25338,"date":"2021-05-21T10:28:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T09:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=25338"},"modified":"2022-01-10T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:20:50","slug":"east-african-network-seeking-to-promote-an-inclusive-green-economy-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/east-african-network-seeking-to-promote-an-inclusive-green-economy-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"East African network seeking to promote an inclusive green economy launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                        \n        <div id=\"block_60a779796144f\" class=\"grid-group block  small-12 medium-12 large-offset-2 large-8\">\n\n        <a name=\"\"><\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"grid-group__in\">\n            \n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today, a new network of Ugandans and East Africans from across civil society and the private sector have united to promote a new vision for a green East African economy. Named the Inclusive Green Economy Network-East Africa (IGEN-EA), the network was officially launched in Kampala, Uganda today. IUCN NL, with the support of its partner the 11Th Hour Project, have been following the development of the IGEN-EA network closely and are pleased to see how Ugandan civil society actors as well as key economic sectors are advancing in the value of healthy ecosystems sustaining an green economic model.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Header photo: Murchison Falls Uganda \u00a9 Rod Waddington<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><br>The network`s mission is to support the realisation of green investments in key economic sectors that create opportunities for all Ugandans, while promoting environmental conservation, climate resilience and human rights protection. The network is focused on promoting and attracting investment to small-scale organic agriculture, fisheries, tourism, clean energy, agro-forestry and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>\u2018Uganda has a lot of natural resources such as forests, lakes and fertile soils\u2019, says Tina Lain, senior expert environmental justice at IUCN NL. \u2018At the moment East Africa is focusing strongly on oil and gas exploitation, which will destruct the countries natural resources, increase landlessness and worsen climate change. Investing in sectors like agriculture, forestry, fishery and tourism will strengthen the Ugandan economy thus lifting many Ugandans out of poverty.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Media-release-East-African-network-to-promote-inclusive-green-economic-development-launched-21-May-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the press release here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_60a7798861450\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"smallteam-members__name12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n\t<div id=\"team-members-block_60a7799d61452\" class=\"team-members team-members-block block\">\n\t\t<span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"team-members__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>Learn more?<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"team-members__body small-12 grid-x\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__item grid-x small-12 medium-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__image cell shrink\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/paul-villaespesa\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__image-wrapper lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/52IUCN-290621--scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/52IUCN-290621--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Villaespesa\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; 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