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Impact of Human Activities and Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Diversity and Distribution of Large Mammal Species in Nimule National Park, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2020-03)
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 ...
Land use/cover changes and carbon stock assessment in Mukura sub-county Ngora district, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12-01)
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 ...
An Assessment of the Influence of Industrial Parks on Land Use Transformations in Uganda: The case of Kampala Industrial and Business Park
(Makerere University, 2020)
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 ...
Assessing the effects of land use/ cover change on the carbon stocks in Kaliro District, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
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 ...
Land cover/use change, water quality and their implications on the health of Batwa community in Kigezi Highlands
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
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 ...
Effect of land use/cover changes on aboveground biomass in and around Bidi-Bidi Refugee Settlement in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)
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 ...
Impact of land use types on Nsooba stream: case study of Bukoto I to Bwaise III
(Makerere University, 2020-11-15)
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 ...
Land use / cover change and pollution loading along River Namatala in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
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, ...
The effects of land use / land cover change on terrestrial carbon stocks in the Manafwa Sub Catchment of Mountain Elgon
(Makerere University, 2022-03-15)
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 ...
Assessing Erosion Risk and Heavy Metal Loading in Sediment from the Inner Murchison Bay Catchment
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Lake Victoria's Inner Murchison Bay (IMB) is suffering from deteriorating water quality, with
pollutants including heavy metals posing ecological and human health concerns. The information gaps on sediment from the ...