School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS): Recent submissions
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Community initiative in improving and maitaining the Urban enviroment: A case study of the Masese inforam settlements, Jinja Municipality, Eastern - Uganda
(Makerere University., 2009)Building strong partnerships with the community can enhance development and environmental conservation. The purpose of the study was to establish persistent environmental concerns in the study area and try to understand ... -
Land evaluation for rainfed agriculture based on farmers' indigenous knowledge: A case study of Mitayana District
(Makerere University., 2009)A case study was carried out in Mityana District to elicit and document farmers’ indigenous knowledge (IK) of land evaluation. It examined factors considered by farmers to access land suitability, explored inputs farmers ... -
Views and perception of local community on challenges to management and conservation of wetlands in Kyeizooba Sub County, Bushenyi District.
(Makerere University., 2009-07-23)The study was undertaken to examine the view and perceptions of local community on challenges to management and conservation of wetlands in Kyeizooba Sub County, Bushenyi District. Three parishes of Bwera, Kitagata, and ... -
Contribution of forest resources to food security: A case study of Mount Elgon National Park, Mbale District
(Makerere University., 2008)This study was conducted between 14th July and 2nd August 2006. The main objective was to find out the contribution of Mount Elgon National Parks’ (MENP) resources to the food security of the surrounding rural communities. ... -
Effect of human settlement on woody biomass resources in Kibaale district, Western Uganda
(Makerere University., 2008)This study examined the effect of human migration and settlement on woody biomass resources in Kibaale district between March and July 2005. The objectives were to (1) assess the level of awareness of migrant communities ... -
Influence of tour track driving on the distribution of the resident plains Zebra (Equus brucelli) of the Masai Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
(Makerere University., 2009)The Masai Mara national reserve has been described as one of the ten travel wonders of the world and it receives the highest number of visitors out of the 47 major conservation areas in East Africa (Muthee, 1991). However, ... -
Performance of papyrus based batch loaded vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland mesocosms in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2015)The performance of batch loaded vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland mesocosms planted with Cyperus papyrus, with regard to treatment of secondary pretreated municipal wastewater in Kampala, Uganda was investigated. ... -
Carrier potential of spent mushroom substrate-peat formulations for legume nodulating bacteria in biofertilizer production
(Makerere University., 2010)Globally, legume inoculants are an invaluable agricultural technology especially in legume crop production. In Uganda, Makerere University is promoting the technology as MAK_BIO_N_FIXER product. Presently, using peat for ... -
Public and private service provision of solid waste management in Kampala, Uganda
(Wageningen University, 2012)This paper compares the operations and discusses the effectiveness of public and private sector provision of solid waste collection in Kampala, Uganda. Household data suggest that the private sector is more effective than ... -
An assessment of selected wetland plant materials' potential for periphyton production in finger ponds in Uganda
(Makerere University., 2009-10)The use of periphyton in seasonal wetland fish ponds (Fingerponds) was considered in this study, in lieu of the observation that South East countries such as Bangladesh and India are successfully practicing traditional ... -
Socio-economic factors influencing adoption of agroforestry technologies: A case study of Iganga and Tororo Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2009-05-11)To understand the socio-economic factors influencing the adoption of agroforestry, participatory rural appraisal exercises. A household survey with farm visits and focus group discussions were carried out between November ... -
The impact of refugees resource use on forest and agricultural land: A case study of Itula Sub County, Moyo District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University., 2009-09)Moyo district is a small sparsely populated area in the West Nile region that has been hit by an influx of refugees escaping a two-decade war between the Government of Sudan and the rebel group Sudan Peoples’ Liberation ... -
Distribution and status of crocodylus suchus in and around Kidepo Valley National Park, North-Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University., 2015-10)Previous and recent research carried out in Uganda’s National Parks focused mainly on large mammals and birds with little research directed towards reptiles and amphibians. A new species of crocodiles, Crocodylus suchus, ... -
Information communication technologies and their contribution to climate change adaptation in the cattle corridor, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2015-09)Information communication technologies (ICTs) have a considerable potential to support innovative approaches and influence society to respond, prepare for and adapt to the extreme incidences of climate-induced droughts and ... -
Awareness and attitudes of local communities towards conservation of wild animals outside East Madi Wildlife Reserve
(Makerere University., 2009-08)East Madi Wildlife Reserve (EMWR) is a relatively isolated Protected Area (PA) surrounded by dense human population. The persistence of such a PA depends very much on the nature of the relationship between its management ... -
Domestic solid waste management in Adjumani Town Council and the associated challenges
(Makerere University., 2015-10)Domestic solid waste management is becoming a major challenge in many urban centers of Uganda and Adjumani is not an exception. The research results in this report are from a study on the challenges of domestic solid waste ... -
Bee biodiversity and their forage-plant resources in Queen Elizabeth National Park
(Makerere University., 2015-11)Knowledge on bee ecology and diversity in the different habitats of Africa and East Africa in particular, are still very limited. In Uganda published studies on bee diversity and community composition in representative ... -
Synthesizing indigenous and scientific knowledge for conservation and co-management of small-scale fisheries in Uganda (Kalangala and Wakiso Districts)
(Makerere University., 2015-11)The lake Victoria fishery is facing ecological stress with many indigenous species declining and some close to extinction. Despite the current application of scientific and modern management options, little has been ... -
Spatial distribution of savannah large mammals in relation to oil exploration drilling in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2015-11-30)Oil and gas exploration disturb wildlife habitat. However, little information is known in regard to large mammal species in Murchison Falls National Park. This study monitored spatial distribution of Elephants, Buffaloes, ... -
Socio-economic factors that affect the adoption of agroforestry as strategy for evironmentally friendly subsistance agriculture in Kalungu Sub County, Masaka District
(Makerere University., 2009-06)An assessment of the socio-economic factors that affect the adoption of Agroforestry (AF) as a strategy for environmentally friendly subsistence agriculture was carried out in Kalungu Sub County, Masaka district, in 2003. ...