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Assessment of land cover changes and attitudes of surrounding communities towards use of restrictive conservation approach on a sub-catchment of River Nabakazi in Mubende district
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
The degradation of wetlands around the globe has led to development of various approaches at local, national, regional and global scales to halt it. Although people`s attitudes towards these various approaches are a great ...
Effect of different land use types on nutrient distribution across soil depth in the Busega wetland
(Makerere University, 2022-04-27)
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different land use types on nutrient distribution across soil depth in Busega wetland. The sites where this study was conducted had been under annual and perennial cropping ...
Effect of land use/cover change on sediment load of the Mpanga river sub-catchment
(Makerere University, 2022)
Like other countries in the sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda is not an exception to the effects of
land use/cover changes on the environment. Specifically, the study intended to determine the
effects of land use/cover changes ...
Examining the impact of climate and land use/cover changes on the water resources of River Rwizi catchment.
(Makerere University, 2021-10-27)
River Rwizi catchment is vulnerable to changing climate and land use type/land cover changes because it relies heavily on rainfall. The main objective of the study was to examine the relationship between climate and land ...
Impacts of land use change to eucalyptus on ecosystem resilience in Luweero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Eucalyptus tree farming is one of the farming practices that are normally practiced by the farmers in Uganda. In this study, the area eucalyptus tree farming is Luweero District among farmers. The study was guided by two ...
Impact of land use activities on environmental degradation in Namutumba Subcounty, Mityana district
(Makerere University, 2018-12-13)
Land use activities are those activities carried on land that can in turn lead to environmental degradation through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil, the destruction of ecosystems, habitat destruction, ...
Impact of land use and cover change on rainwater sinks and flooding risk of Mbarara district
(Makerere University, 2023-01-11)
As population increases, because of the need to grow more food or create settlements, Uganda has continued to change from one land use or land cover to another in various regions of the country. Specifically, the study was ...
Assessing the impacts of land-use changes on water balance of river Aswa catchment in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Land use and land cover (LULC) change is one of the key driving elements responsible for altering the hydrology of a watershed. The stream flow has been highly fluctuating with prolonged hydrological drought. However little ...
Analysing the implications of landuse and land cover changes on landslide occurrence in Bukalasi sub- county, Bududa district.
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Biodiversity loss and land degradation is a major global issue with over 25% of the global land area degraded and more than 2 billion hectares already affected. This is attributed to the continued land use land cover changes ...
Implications of land use and cover changes on wetland ecosystem in Mahyoro sub county
(Makerere University, 2022-11-25)
Wetlands are among the eco-systems suffering greatest transformations worldwide. More than half of the wetlands globally have been lost and degraded beyond restoration measures. Studies focusing on land use land cover ...