Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) Collection by Subject "GIS"
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Assessing the effects of sand mining activities on wetland loss in Lwera wetland system using GIS and remote sensing, Lake Victoria Basin - Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-07-29)While many wetlands in the central region are being degraded due to encroachment, Lwera wetland system is facing degradation from over harvesting of natural resources, sand in particular. The main objective of this study ... -
Assessment of land use land cover change and water physical parameters in River Rwizi Cachment, Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2022-03-16)The Rwizi river catchment is a high value landscape covering 10 districts of western Uganda. The catchment has faced large scale human induced land use and land cover changes, which has led to loss of vegetation cover and ... -
An assessment of the variability in mam rainfall over Uganda using TRMM satellite information
(Makerere University, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the March, April & May seasonal rainfall variability and the extent of deviation of rainfall from the seasonal averages for the years 1998-2019 using statistical techniques. Rainfall ... -
Community-based mapping of ecosystem services. A case study of Nakatongoli wetland in Mityana District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on earth; they are areas permanently or periodically waterlogged which offers the neighboring communities socio-cultural, economic and ecological values. Wetland resources ... -
Effects of tobacco growing on tree species diversity and composition: A case study of Kabwoya Sub-County, Kikuube District
(Makerere University, 2022-03-30)Tobacco is now widely grown as a cash crop in developing countries like Uganda, but faces unregulated destruction of trees which is not compatible with SDG goal 13 and 15. However, comprehensive studies about the tobacco ... -
Land use and land cover patterns within and around Okole wetland ecosystem in Railway Division, Lira City East
(Makerere University, 2023)Assessment of land-use and land-cover (LULC) change of any region is one of the prominent features used in environmental resource management and its overall sustainable development. In land change sciences, land use and ...