School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Managing Uganda's forests in the face of uncertainty and competing demands: what is the precautionary approach?
(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 ... -
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 ... -
Indigenous technical knowledge and forest management: A case study of sacred groves (Traditional Forest Reserves), Mpigi District, Uganda
(UFRIC, 1997)The high rate of deforestation and degradation of the environment in Uganda are dangerous obstacles to sustainable management of forests and trees in the country and therefore require urgent and consolidated effort of all ... -
Community-based forest resource management in East Africa
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The impact of population density on forest management and use in Uganda
(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 ... -
A site report prepared for presentation to the local people of Lwanika, Budhala and Forest Department Office, Iganga District, Uganda
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Firewood consumption around Budongo forest reserve in western Uganda
(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. ... -
Butto-Buvuma Forest Reserve site report: Third visit, 2005
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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. ... -
Understanding growth of East Africa highland banana: experiments and simulation
(2010)East Africa Highland banana yields on smallholder farms in the Great Lakes region are small (11−26 Mg ha−1 cycle−1 in Uganda, 21−43 Mg ha−1 cycle−1 in Burundi and 25−53 Mg ha−1 cycle−1 in Rwanda). The major causes of poor ... -
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii, p.l. sclater) diet and habitat selection in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha Wetland, South Western Uganda
(2010-08)This study was conducted in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha wetland, in south western Uganda, from January to December 2008. The aim was to assess the diet and habitat selection of sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii), a highly wetland ... -
Katebo site report : third visit - 2004
(UFRIC, 2004)