Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) by Author "Abwoli, Y. Banana"
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Attitudes of local communities towards forest management practices in Uganda: the case of Budongo Forest Reserve
Obua, Joseph; Abwoli, Y. Banana; Turyahabwe, N. (1998)Positive attitudes of local communities towards forest management practices are an essential prerequisite for local participation in forest management. In Budongo Forest Reserve, local communities have negative attitudes ... -
Case study - Property rights: access to land and forest resources in Uganda
Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Abwoli, Y. Banana; Bahati, Joseph (Oxford University Press, 2001)Property rights influence the incentives and the behavior of individuals within a community with respect to rules that each and every person must observe in his/her interactions with other people (Hallowell 1943; Bromley ... -
Community involvement in natural resources management
Abwoli, Y. Banana (2008-12-10) -
Community-based forest resource management in East Africa
Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Abwoli, Y. Banana (UFRIC, 2000) -
Decentralization of forestry resources in Uganda: realities or rhetoric?
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Bahati, Joseph (1999) -
Early detection of tropical forest degradation: an IFIU pilot study in Uganda.
Becker, Dustin C.; Abwoli, Y. Banana; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S. (Environmental conservation, 1995) -
Ecological changes following rules in use and anthropology: the case of Echuya bamboo forest, south-western Uganda
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Tweheyo, M. (The Uganda Society, 2004)At the time of reservation in 1935, Echuya Forest Reserve located in S. Western Uganda was dominated by bamboo (Arundinaria alpina Schum) vegetation. Presently, the bamboo vegetation is being replaced by hardwood tree ... -
The ecological changes of Echuya afromontane bamboo forest, Uganda
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Tweheyo, M. (East African Wild Life Society., 2001)Echuya forest reserve was gazetted in 1939 and was then mainly a bamboo forest with very few hardwood trees. However, the current ecological situation shows that hardwood trees are replacing bamboo. This study analysed the ... -
Effective monitoring of decentralised forest resources in East Africa
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Bahati, Joseph; Kajembe, G.; Kihiyo, V.; Ongugo, P. (2000-05-31) -
Explaining deforestation: the role of local institutions in Ugandan forests: a policy brief
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Bahati, Joseph (UFRIC, 2001-08) -
Farmers' adoption of rotational woodlot technology in Kigorobya Sub-County of Hoima District, Western Uganda
Buyinza, Mukadasi; Abwoli, Y. Banana; Nabanoga, G.; Ntakimanye, A. (Ethnobotany Research & Applications, 2008)This paper evaluates, using logistic and multiple regression analyses, the socio-economic factors that influence farmers’ decisions to adopt rotational woodlot technology in the farming systems of Uganda, based on a household ... -
Firewood consumption around Budongo forest reserve in western Uganda
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Turiho-Habwe, G. (MUARIK, 1998)Wood fuel is renewable, but its consumption can not be sustained when the rate of harvesting exceeds the growth rate. Per capita consumption of firewood was 0.7 cubic metres in Masindi and 0.6 cubic metres in Hoima district. ... -
The impact of population density on forest management and use in Uganda
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Kaboggoza, R. S.; Orone, P; Ssengendo, D. C.; Aluma, J. R.; Byarugaba, S. R.; Atiku, J. (1997)To investigate the relationship between population density and forest management and use in Uganda, this study focuses on agricultural communities in four districts representing contrasting population levels, forest resources ... -
Integrating remote sensing data and rapid appraisals for land-cover change analyses in Uganda
Vogt, N.; Bahati, Joseph; Unruh, J.; Green, G.; Abwoli, Y. Banana; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Sweeney, S. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2005-08-05)Rapid population growth, unsustainable land use, and a pervasively degrading landscape are components of a dominant paradigm regarding African development. While recent work articulating the 'misreading' of the African ... -
Integrating remote sensing data and rapid appraisals for land-cover change analyses in Uganda
Vogt, N.; Green, G.; Unruh, J.; Abwoli, Y. Banana; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Sweeney, S.; Bahati, Joseph (John Wiley & Sons, 2005)Rapid population growth, unsustainable land use, and a pervasively degrading landscape are components of a dominant paradigm regarding African development. While recent work articulating the 'misreading' of the African ... -
Local governance and forest conditions: The case of forests in Mpigi District of Uganda
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Vogt, Nathan D.; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.; Bahati, Joseph (2004-04) -
Managing Uganda's forests in the face of uncertainty and competing demands: what is the precautionary approach?
Abwoli, Y. Banana; Cooney, Rosie; Dickson, Barney (Earthscan in the UK and USA, 2005)The sustainable management of forests in Uganda, and elsewhere in the developing world, presents a great challenge not only for forest managers but also for policy-makers. This is because forest ecosystems are complex, and ... -
Managing Uganda's forests in the face of uncertainty and competing demands: What is the precautionary approach?
Abwoli, Y. Banana (Earthscan, 2005) -
National case study: Uganda
Abwoli, Y. Banana (International Human Dimentions Programme, 1999-09-24) -
Non-timber forest products marketing: field testing of the marketing information system methodology
Abwoli, Y. Banana (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 2005)Despite their overall economic importance, studies have shown that the proportion of the final sale price of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) received by the local level of producers or processors is extremely small. The ...