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Management of electronic waste in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012)
E-waste is becoming an ever-growing challenge, not only in industrialized but also in developing countries, such as Uganda. The aim of this study was to provide a situational analysis with respect to the generation and ...
Participatory management of fisheries resources of Lake Nakuwa in Pallisa District, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-04)
This study focused on participatory fisheries management on Lake Nakuwa in Pallisa district. The study was based on three major variables, that is, access and management of the fisheries resources, factors influencing ...
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 ...
Women’s access rights to resources: a case of indigenous fruit trees in Fissebu Region, Liberia.
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
About 80% of food production in Sub-Saharan Africa is carried out by women, who own less than 20% of the region’s land. Also, women rights to land and land-based resources are tied up in the state of tenure insecurity. ...
The use of traditional medicine in primary health care amongst the local people around Buyiija forest Mpigi District Central - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
This study was conducted in the parishes of Buyiija and Bongole which are close to Buyija forest reserve. The aim was to assess the contribution of traditional medicine in the primary health care of the rural population. ...
Isolation, screening and characterization of microbes with potential application in the treatment of Kampala City Abattoir effluent
(2013-02)
In Uganda, all slaughterhouses including Kampala City Abattoir do not have wastewater treatment facilities despite national discharge standards that have been put in place. Therefore in order to pave way for the design of ...
Pollinator biodiversity and economic value of pollination services in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-09-28)
Pollinators are keystone organisms that provide ecosystem services of high economic
value, particularly in the agricultural sector in most agro-ecosystems of the world. The
global annual value of the ecological services ...
Projected climate induced suitability changes in coffee prone areas of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012)
Knowledge about climate change over time provides a valuable insight into how the challenges posed by climate change and variability can be responded to. This study assessed the skill of various Global Climate Models (GCMs) ...
The influence of internally displaced persons' settlements on the abundance, diversity and conversation of indigenous tree resources in the Shea Park-lands of Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010)
A study to assess the influence of Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP) settlements on the abundance, diversity and conservation of shea parkland tree resources was carried out in Lira and Pader districts, Northern Uganda, ...
Resilience of forest trees to debarking by elephants in Rabongo Forest, Murchison Falls National Park - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
The main purpose of the study was to ascertain tree stem abundance, composition, tree species diversity, elephant damage, and the resilience mechanisms employed by the damaged trees over the last 20 years since 1992. Data ...