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Land use and land cover changes in Nsooba-Lubigi wetland system, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-10)
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 ...
Land use/cover change of Nakivubo wetland and the variation of water quality in the upper, lower wetlands and the inner Murchison Bay interface, Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
The degradation of Nakivubo wetland may have affected its potential to treat wastewater, run-offs and industrial influents from the City of Kampala and there is no current information related to that. As a result, this ...
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 ...
The spatial – temporal relationship between land use / land cover changes and microclimates in the Kigezi Highlands Region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)
The current study was carried out to establish the spatial and temporal relationship between land use / land cover (LULC) changes and highland microclimates in Uganda, with Kabale district as the study area. The objectives ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effect of Land Use Land Cover Changes on Carbon Stocks of Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2024-01-02)
Sustainable management of natural resources in Rwenzori mountainous areas requires an
understanding of the current carbon stocks available and the nature of human-ecosystem
interactions and local communities‘ perspectives ...
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 ...
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 ...