A study was conducted to determine the contribution of land use and land cover to the degradation of Nsooba-Lubigi wetland system. The aim of the study was to identify changes in the land use and land cover that have been ...

The study assessed the influence of industrial parks on land use transformations with specific reference to the Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP). The study adopted a cross sectional research design involving ...

Like other countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda and Mukura in particular are not an exception to land use/cover changes from bush land to farm land. Mukura subcounty in Eastern Uganda is one of the areas where ...

Globally, large mammals are increasingly faced with anthropogenic disturbances threatening the sustainability of the ecosystem services derived from them. Changes in land use cover are also a major function of anthropogenic ...

Increasing human population is exerting use pressure on land resources resulting in unsustainable land cover/use changes. These land cover/use changes particularly poor rural areas has implications for ecosystem and human ...

In Kaliro District, anecdotal evidence suggests that land use/ cover has been changing very fast with implications on woody biomass. It is also believed that Kaliro District has suffered major deforestation and degradation ...

Forests play a vital role in climate change mitigation due to their role as natural carbon sinks. However, anthropogenic activities at the expense of the natural ecosystems have caused steady changes in carbon stocks in ...

Uganda has seen a huge influx of refugees and asylum seekers in the past ten years mostly due to political instabilities in the neighbouring countries. Most of these refugees are settled in refugee settlements in traditionally ...

River Namatala is a very important river for communities in Eastern Uganda as it harbors one of the biggest slums in Uganda (the Namatala slum). It is also a source of water for hundreds of people living in Bududa, Sironko, ...

A study was conducted to determine the impact of land use type on water quality in Nsooba stream. The objectives of the study were: 1) to map the different land use types along Nsooba stream, 2) to assess the water quality ...