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ItemWeathering characteristics of Australian grown radiata pine( 1986-01) Groves, K. W. ; Banana, Abwoli Y.Using scanning electron microscopy, the effect of natural weathering on the micro-structure of radiata pine was investigated. The study suggested that under the weather conditions prevailing in Canberra, Australia at the time, deterioration of the exposed surfaces was readily apparent after only four months. Complete surface degradation and erosion of some tissue was observed after only six months.
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ItemThe Status of forestry in Uganda: a country report(African Forestry Research Network, 1992) Banana, Abwoli Y.
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ItemPotential for community-based forest resource management in Uganda: the case of non-gazetted forests of Hoima and Masindi districts, western Uganda(Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 1994) Banana, Abwoli Y. ; Turiho-Habwe, , T. G.Uganda's forest resources are important for the country's growth and development. Though there is in place a mechanism for controlled use of gazetted forests, lack of an organised management institution has left common pool non-gazetted communal forest resources at the helm of uncontrolled use. The study covered the districts of Hoima and Masindi where non-gazetted communal forest resources are abundant. The overall objective of this study was to identify a tenure system that can lead to sustainable use of communal forest and tree resources by the local people and seek people's attitudes towards increased involvement in the management of natural resources in their localities. The respondents in both Masindi and Hoima overwhelmingly rejected the idea of leasing the forests. Loss of access rights to the resource was cited as a major reason for rejecting this form of tenure. The communities preferred to own the resource in common, thus advocating for a common property tenure. It was therefore recommended that non-gazetted forest resources be left to the local user groups to manage through a locally composed and constituted community association with assistance from the Forest Department.
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ItemSuccessful forest management: the importance of security of tenure and rule enforcement in Ugandan forests( 1994) Banana, Abwoli Y. ; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.
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ItemEarly detection of tropical forest degradation: an IFIU pilot study in Uganda.(Environmental conservation, 1995) Becker, Dustin C. ; Abwoli, Y. Banana ; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.
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ItemA socio-economic analysis of forest foods consumption in Hoima and Masindi Districts of Uganda.(African Crop Science Society, 1997) Banana, Abwoli Y. ; Turiho-Habwe, G. P.Millions of households in the developing world depend on food from forests to supplement their diets especially as emergency food supplies during drought, famine and war periods. Forest foods, therefore, make a critical contribution to the food supply. The consumption of forest foods is, however, decreasing rapidly due to the rapid degradation of forest resources, erosion of indigenous knowledge and the influence of western culture values. This study has shown that distance from the forest, household income and education, reduced the hoousehold's dependency on forest foods while family life and, suprisingly land holding, were found to marginally increase use of forest foods.
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ItemThe impact of population density on forest management and use in Uganda( 1997) Abwoli, Y. Banana ; Kaboggoza, R. S. ; Orone, P ; Ssengendo, D. C. ; Aluma, J. R. ; Byarugaba, S. R. ; Atiku, J.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 and relationships between forest cover and population density. The fieldwork, conducted in June - October 1996, employed a variety of data-collection methods, including interviews with local authorities and community members and a simplified version of participatory rural appraisal techniques. The majority of respondents planted trees for fuelwood, poles and fruits, mainly for subsistence use. Generating income from trees was not a major objective. Most farmers in the study communities were poor and had little education. Respondents reported having little knowledge on tree-planting practices, and they lacked planting materials. Population density was found to be negatively related to the size and number of landholdings, to long-term land acquisition and to tree-planting activity, whereas it was positively associated with land fragmentation and land disputes. Short-term access to land, and conditional access in the case of women, discourages the planting of trees, which mature slowly. Land fragmentation increases the distances that farmers must travel to reach their parcels of land, and the long distances prevent farmers from tending to planted trees effectively. Thus, Uganda's high population density, which is likely to increase, appears to be having an adverse effect on forest management.
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ItemIndigenous technical knowledge and forest management: A case study of sacred groves (Traditional Forest Reserves), Mpigi District, Uganda(UFRIC, 1997) Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S.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 concerned to address them. So a research study of indigenous knowledge and how such knowledge can be used to conserve the environment is an effort in the right direction. Indigenous knowledge was studied using the Traditional Forest Reserves (TFRs) in Mpigi District, Central Uganda. TFRs are very small forests in size as compared to the government forest reserves. They are governed by non-modern knowledge vis-a-vis modern, scientific knowledge used in management of government forest reserves. Historically, non-modern knowledge has been repressed and unrecognized despite its frequent successes in conserving natural resources. For example, indigenous knowledge can be crucial in community forestry development programs because it involves systems of institutions developed through generation, of self-management that can govern resource use. Several community forestry projects have failed because implementors have not understood the social aspects of such local institutions. As a result they have instead built new institutions that have replaced or undermined the indigenous ones. With the current rate of deforestation in Uganda, a consolidated joint effort of both systems of knowledge (non-modern and modern) for forest/tree resource use and management is essential. However, it is not the purpose of this study to define the best way of integrating indigenous knowledge into scientific knowledge and vice-versa. A total of thirteen TFRs were covered by the study, of which six (6) were not under immediate threat of deforestation, four (4) were under immediate threat, and three (3) were completely deforested. The TFRs are facing increased threat of deforestation for a number of reasons, the most important one being the replacement of non-modern institutions by modem ones. Probably, the challenge for natural resource managers of today might be the interface between local institutions and the formal state institutions.
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ItemFirewood consumption around Budongo forest reserve in western Uganda(MUARIK, 1998) Abwoli, Y. Banana ; Turiho-Habwe, G.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. Sex, family size, and age influenced the levels offuelwood consumption. Willingness to participate in communal management of forest resources was influenced by sex and age. It is recommendcd that conservation of fuelwood resources be encouraged by introducing efficient cooking stoves and other energy saving measures. In addition, communities should be encouraged and facilitated to plant woodlots so as to reduce their dependance on fuelwood resources from communal and government forest reserves.
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ItemEchuya forest reserve and its users(UFRIC, 1999) Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC)
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ItemA site report prepared for presentation to the local people of Lwanika, Budhala and Forest Department Office, Iganga District, Uganda(Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Centre (UFRIC), 1999) Banana, Abwoli Y. ; Mwambu, George ; Kapiriri, Monica ; Nabanoga, Gorettie
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ItemChirungu settlement and Rwoho forest reserve: A site report prepared for presentation to the residents of Chirunga LC1 Mbarara District Administration(UFRIC, 1999) Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC)
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ItemDecentralization of forestry resources in Uganda: realities or rhetoric?( 1999) Abwoli, Y. Banana ; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S. ; Bahati, Joseph
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ItemMbale forest reserve and its users: a site report prepared for presentation to the local people and officials of Mbale Forest Reserve(UFRIC, 1999) Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC)
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ItemMbazzi and Namungo forest: a site report(UFRIC, 1999) Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC)
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ItemLusozi settlement and Malabigambo Forest: a site report prepared for presentation to the residents of Lusozi LCI(UFRIC, 1999-06) Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC)
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ItemNational case study: Uganda(International Human Dimentions Programme, 1999-09-24) Abwoli, Y. Banana
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ItemJoint forest management: a community training manual for forest communities(UFRIC, 2000) Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC)
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ItemCommunity-based forest resource management in East Africa(UFRIC, 2000) Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S. ; Abwoli, Y. Banana
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ItemEffective monitoring of decentralised forest resources in East Africa( 2000-05-31) Abwoli, Y. Banana ; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William S. ; Bahati, Joseph ; Kajembe, G. ; Kihiyo, V. ; Ongugo, P.