Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) Collections by Author "Tumusiime, David Mwesigye"
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Breaking the law? Illegal livelihoods from a protected area in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Vedeld, Paul; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, WilliamForests are important to local livelihoods and regulating access to forests will have consequences to those livelihoods and may promote illegal harvesting. This study analyses how local people make a living, focusing on ... -
Can biodiversity conservation benefit local people? Costs and benefits at a strict protected Area in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Vedeld, PaulThis article examines the livelihoods and experiences of local people after two decades of living close to a strict protected area (PA). A total of 290 local PA neighbors and 60 key informants were interviewed. Findings ... -
Conservation and development: Justice, inequality, and attitudes around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Sjastaad, EspenDo national parks promote development in their immediate surroundings? And is local development instrumental in the success of conservation goals? We investigated allocation of opportunities and burdens around a national ... -
Contribution of wetland resources to household food security in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Turyahabwe, Nelson; Kakuru, Willy; Tweheyo, MnasonBackground: In Uganda, nearly 1.4 million people are currently food insecure, with the prevalence of food energy deficiency at the country level standing at 37%. Local farmers are vulnerable to starvation in times of ... -
Decentralisation of forest management — Is it a panacea to challenges in forest governance in Uganda?
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Turyahabwe, Nelson; Byakagaba, PatrickDecentralisation of forest management is currently implemented in many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America as a governance strategy aimed at enhancing for‐ est resource conservation, poverty alleviation and equity ... -
Discovery of Oil: Community perceptions and expectations in Uganda’s Albertine Region
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Mawejje, Joseph; Byakagaba, PatrickThis study was conducted to interrogate local perceptions and expectations from the discovery of oil in the Albertine Graben of Uganda. We interviewed 50 residents (30 men and 20 women) from Butiaba and Wanseko (Buliisa ... -
Elephant damage and tree response in restored parts of Kibale National Park, Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Tweheyo, Mnason; Muhairwe, Timothy; Twinomuhangi, RevocatusElephant tree damage is a key factor in conservation and restoration efforts of African rain forests. This study was conducted between June 2009 and February 2010 to examine elephant damage and tree response in restored ... -
False promise or false premise? Using tourism revenue sharing to promote conservation and poverty reduction in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Vedeld, PaulTourism and the sharing of the associated revenues with local people have been increasingly fronted as key instruments for maintaining protected areas (PAs) globally. This paper focuses on a tourism revenue sharing ... -
Impact of collaborative forest management on forest status and local perceptions of contribution to livelihoods in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Turyahabwe, Nelson; Byakagaba, Patrick; Tumwebaze, Susan BalabaThis study assessed the impacts of Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) initiatives on forest status of Budongo Forest reserve in Uganda and perceptions of the participating communities on the contribution of CFM towards ... -
A local counter-narrative on the conservation of Mountain Gorillas
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Svarstad, HanneUsing social science narrative analysis, we studied how people who live next to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Bwindi INP) in Uganda narrate about their situation. We found a dominant ambivalence narrative, which ... -
Understanding sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) habitats through diet analysis in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha wetland, Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Tweheyo, Mnason; Ndawula, Joseph; Eilu, GeraldBetween January and December 2008, we assessed the diet and habitat selection of sitatunga, a highly endangered tropical wetland antelope threatened by habitat loss in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha wetland. Microhistological ... -
Wetland use/cover changes and local perceptions in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Turyahabwe, Nelson; Kakuru, Willy; Barasa, BernardWith increasing population, coupled with land shortage and weather variations, wetlands in Uganda have continued to face degradation due to mainly conversion for agricultural, industrial and settlement purposes. The objective ... -
Wildlife snaring in Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Eilu, Gerald; Babweteera, Fred; Tweheyo, MnasonSnaring is an indiscriminate vertebrate trapping method that has maimed more than 36% of an estimated 700 resident chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) of Budongo Forest Reserve. This study was conducted in two phases to assess ...