Search
Now showing items 31-40 of 152
Integrating remote sensing data and rapid appraisals for land-cover change analyses in Uganda
(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
(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 ...
The ecological changes of Echuya afromontane bamboo forest, Uganda
(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 ...
Assessment of the effectiveness of individual and group extension methods: a case study of Vi-Agroforestry project in Uganda
(Medwell Journals, 2008)
Currently, in Uganda there is no well-defined forestry extension service despite the emphasis in the policy to establish extension services to assist farmers to grow their own trees. Many agricultural service providers ...
A qualitative evaluation of alternative development strategies for Ugandan fisheries
(The International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004-09)
The fisheries sector contributes greatly to the Ugandan economy in terms of income; employment and export revenue; yet recent developments, especially the reducing fish stocks, are posing a big threat to the sector. This ...
Agroforestry practices in the buffer zone area of Mt Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)
In this study, we investigated the attitude of local people towards the contribution of agroforestry practices to socioeconomic development in the buffer zone area of Mt Elgon National Park, Uganda. Primary data were ...
Local capacity to manage forest resources under a decentralized system of governance: the case study of Uganda
(University of Stellenbosch, 2006-01)
The study aims at examining technical and institutional capacity in local organizations to manage decentralized forests resources in Uganda. Specially the study assessed the roles, responsibilities, powers and legal ...
Predicting the functional role of forest tree species in restoring degraded forests: a case of Mabira Forest, Uganda
(2009-08)
This dissertation is structured into three chapters; that is General introduction and two manuscripts. Chapter One describes the background and scope of the study. Chapter Two is titled “Patterns of Specific Leaf area of ...
Wood properties and management of selected non-traditional timber species used in small scale furniture industries in Uganda: a case study of Kampala district.
(2009)
The study was conducted in two phases. Phase I documented the timber species and timber management practices in furniture workshops while phase II studied selected physical and mechanical properties of the timber species. ...