Lydia Biira is the finance and admin manager at the Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) Uganda’s lakes are drowning in plastic. Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake George, and Lake Edward support biodiversity, supply drinking water, sustain fisheries, and help regulate local climate — yet urbanization, population growth, and weak waste management have made plastic contamination one of the most urgent threats these ecosys…
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