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Community utilisation and associated impacts on wetlands a case of Agu wetland, Kumi District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-01)
This study investigated community wetland utilization and associated impacts in Agu wetland in Ngora SubCounty and Kobwin SubCounty in Kumi District. The study was based on three objectives that is: i) document different ...
Pond and wetland ecology in relation to mosquito larvae
(Makerere University, 2008-09)
Ryakitanga ponds were sampled from May to November 2005. Three habitats comprising of one open water wetland and five fishponds were purposively selected basing on their biophysical characteristics. These habits were: Open ...
Contribution of wetland resources to household incomes of Riparian communities: A case study of Katonga wetland in Mpigi District
(Makerere University, 2010)
Katonga River wetlands are a partly permanent and seasonal system draining into Lake Victoria Bay. These wetlands contain various types of flora, fauna and other resources such as sand clay and it has been established from ...
Views and perception of local community on challenges to management and conservation of wetlands in Kyeizooba Sub County, Bushenyi District.
(Makerere University., 2009-07-23)
The study was undertaken to examine the view and perceptions of local community on challenges to management and conservation of wetlands in Kyeizooba Sub County, Bushenyi District. Three parishes of Bwera, Kitagata, and ...
An assessment of selected wetland plant materials' potential for periphyton production in finger ponds in Uganda
(Makerere University., 2009-10)
The use of periphyton in seasonal wetland fish ponds (Fingerponds) was considered in this study, in lieu of the observation that South East countries such as Bangladesh and India are successfully practicing traditional ...
An economic analysis of the potential for protecting wetlands in Uganda: A case study of Goma Sub-County wetlands, Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2008-11)
The study analyzed the economic potentials for protecting wetland in Uganda. This is a consequence of the realization that despite government efforts to ban further large scale exploitation of wetlands, their loss to ...
Wetland utilization and conflicts in Mukono urban area
(Makerere University, 2006-02)
The study was conducted to establish the way wetlands in Mukono Urban Area are being utilized and the conflicts that arise out of those land use activities within the different authorities like Mukono Local Council, Wetland ...
Institutional development of wetland policy, climate change and household food insecurity in wetland adjacent areas in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
A study of the “institutional development of wetland policy, climate change and food insecurity in the wetland adjacent areas of Uganda” was undertaken from June to October 2014. The overall objective of the study was to ...
The impact of human activities on abundance and distribution of Macro-invertebrates in Walugogo Wetland-Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University., 2008-10)
The study was conducted in Walugogo wetland (2km on Iganga – Jinja highway) with the objectives identifying the human activities impacting on Walugogo wetland and how these activities influence the abundance and distribution ...
Assessment of procedures for Gazetting wetlands in Uganda: A case study of Nakivubo wetland in Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2008-01)
Nakivubo wetland forms part of the wetland system of Inner Murchison Bay in Kampala District. The pressure of increasing population, and the resulting expansion of agriculture and industrial and urban development have ...