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The Uganda Land Commission (ULC) is a semi-autonomous land verification, monitoring, and preservation organisation, owned by the Ugandan government, that is mandated to document, verify, preserve, and maintain land owned and/or administered by the government.
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for "policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development". [1] The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, currently Judith Nabakooba. [2]
The National Environment Management Authority of Uganda (NEMA), is a government agency responsible for the monitoring, coordinating, supervising and regulating the natural environment and the environmental policy of Uganda.
The National Planning Authority of Uganda, commonly referred to as the National Planning Authority (NPA), is a semi-autonomous national development planning organisation in Uganda and is owned by the government of Uganda. [3]
The Parliament of Uganda is the country's unicameral legislative body. The most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country. The most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country.
Land Law addresses the legal mandates set forth by a country in regards to land ownership, while land rights refer to the social acceptance of land ownership. Landesa takes the stance that although the law may advocate for equal access to land, land rights in certain countries and cultures may hinder a group's right to actually own land. [ 2 ]
In Uganda, a Local Forest Reserve are managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 8/2003. [1] [2] The NFA is mandated to manage all 506 Forest Reserves in Uganda. [3] [4] [5] These reserves are part of the protected areas of Uganda. List of Local Forest Reserves in Uganda: [6] [2]
Mailo exists in western and central Uganda, with an estimated 9 per cent of the land mass being owned in this way. [1] The mailo system is unique to Uganda. The Kabaka Mailo was land given to the king which is now owned by the Buganda Land Board. Official Mailo was land given to certain officials and it is now also owned by the Buganda Land Board.