AMOOTI GODFREY NYAKANA v. NEMA,ATTORNEY GENERAL,ADVOCATES COALITION FOR DEVELOPMENT&ENVIRONMENT,ENVIRONMENT ALERT,GREENSWARD,UGANDA WILDLIFE SOCIETY,THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK Pays/Territoire Ouganda Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Nov 9, 2009 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal High Court of Uganda at Kampala Siège de la cour Kampala Juge MPAGI-BAHIGEINE, A.E.TWINOMUJUI, C.N.BKITUMBA, C.K.BYAMUGISHA, S.KAVUMA, B. Langue Anglais Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes, Environnement gén. Mot clé Planification environnementale Zones humides Droit constitutionnel Préservation de l'écosystème Planification territoriale Résumé 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.