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There is a war going on at the slopes of Mount Elgon.
It is not a war of guns and armies, but one in which many lives are put at risk permanently.
National Perspective this week investigates the growing tension between residents, Uganda Wildlife Authority and European companies over a carbon-trading project on Mount Elgon. Uganda Radio Network’s David Rupiny and Michael Wambi spoke to the parties involved, assessed the impact and found that the seemingly straightforward carbon-trading deal has far reaching economic and cultural impacts that are sending local the communities reeling.
