AMOOTI GODFREY NYAKANA v. NEMA,ATTORNEY GENERAL,ADVOCATES COALITION FOR DEVELOPMENT&ENVIRONMENT,ENVIRONMENT ALERT,GREENSWARD,UGANDA WILDLIFE SOCIETY,THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK País/Territorio Uganda Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Nov 9, 2009 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal High Court of Uganda at Kampala Sede de la corte Kampala Juez MPAGI-BAHIGEINE, A.E.TWINOMUJUI, C.N.BKITUMBA, C.K.BYAMUGISHA, S.KAVUMA, B. Idioma Inglés Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas, Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Manejo de tierras Zonas húmedas Planificación ambiental Derecho constitutional Conservación del ecosistema Resumen The Uganda Constitutional Court recently ruled in favour of National Environment Management Authority(NEMA) and six others as to whether the provisions of the National Environment Act of Uganda (relating to restoration orders) are in conflict with the constitution and the right to private property.The petitioner's house being constructed in a wetland was demolished by the National Environment Management Authority in 2004.It was argued by one of the judges that the"wetlands could not be granted to private individuals/entities because the State holds such natural resources in trust for the citizenry and they must be preserved for the public benefit, in this case the environment". The petitioner is seeking to appeal against the judgment in the Supreme Court.