Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) Collections by Subject "Remote sensing"
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Assessment of forage dynamics under variable climate in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda
(Makerere University., 2014-11)Livestock herding is an important undertaking in rangeland areas of East Africa. These regions are characterized by climate variability that affects the availability of key livestock production resources especially forage ... -
The influence of land cover change on woody floristics in West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve,Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11)Forests play important roles in conserving biodiversity because they provide habitats to almost half of the terrestrial plant and animal species. However, forests are disappearing due to land cover conversions, and this ... -
LAND-USE AND COVER CHANGES (1988–2002) AROUND BUDONGO FOREST RESERVE, NW UGANDA: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOREST AND WOODLAND SUSTAINABILITY
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008-05)Land-use and cover changes around Budongo Forest Reserve (BFR) were analysed from multi-temporal LandSat images (1988 and 2002) and associated field-based studies in 2003–2004. Three major land-use and cover classes: ... -
Satellite remotely sensed data: potential for mapping Uganda's savannas
(2009-06-10)The sustainable use and management of Uganda's savannas poses a big challenge because of, inter-alia, the lack of accurate, cost-effective and up-to-date spatial information. In the present study, it was postulated that ... -
Understanding the stability of forest reserve boundaries in the West Mengo region of Uganda
(Ecology and Society, 2006)Despite heavy pressure and disturbance, state property regimes have stemmed deforestation within protected areas of the West Mengo region of Uganda for over 50 yr. In this manuscript, we reconstruct the process of creation ...