School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) Collection: Recent submissions
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Assessing the impact of climate variability on tourist attractions in Bwindi National Park, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-02)Climate variability is real and has far reaching consequences on tourist attractions (plants, birds and animals) and the environment. with Climate variability awareness going on and considering the fact that Bwindi ... -
The determinants and effectiveness of local community adaptation strategies for flood risk reduction in Nyamwamba upper catchment, Kasese District.
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Floods are the most common, widespread geological hazards that threaten lives and property globally. Over 71 million people are estimated to live in both extreme poverty and significant flood risk zones and are vulnerable ... -
Assessing the impacts of wetland degradation on the social-economic welfare of people in Namatala wetland in Mbale district
(Makerere University, 2022-11-17)Wetlands are one of the important ecosystems in the world. They provide a wide range of ecosystem services related with water regulation and are considered important for tourism. Many people worldwide depend on wetlands ... -
Examining the impact of changing climate on crop production in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-23)The study examined the impact of changing climate on crop production in Uganda; case study of Lwebitakuli Sub-County in Ssembabule District. The study was guided by three study objective; to investigate the to find out ... -
The effects of Cupressus sempervirens oil and pine resin oil (turpentine) on subterranean termites
(Makerere University, 2022)The usage of wood has increased with time however, its attacked by termites; termites are the one of the most destructive agents in the tropics to wood. There is a need to develop human and environmentally friendly ... -
Assessment of the performance of online marketing platforms used by hotels in Uganda during COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of 4 selected hotels in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022)The purpose of this study was to assess the performance of online marketing platforms used by hotels during COVID-19 pandemic basing on the following objectives; to increase utilization of online marketing platforms ... -
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 ... -
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change: a case of Mabamba bay wetland Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2022)Wetlands are now widely depended on by people for their resources in developing countries like Uganda, but face unregulated destruction of which is not compatible with SDG goal 13 and 15. However, comprehensive studies ... -
Assessing the status of nature-based solutions to climate change in agro-pastoral communities of Hoima district
(Makerere University, 2023-01-11)Climate change is impacting all the places around the world, and these changes are unpredictable. Some of the major changes include, warming of the atmosphere and oceans, snow avalanches and diminishing ice, altered ... -
Examining the effect of rainfall variability on maize production in Sembabule district
(Makerere University, 2022-12-01)Maize is the most important cereal crop in many developing countries, Uganda inclusive, providing over 40% of the calories consumed in both rural and urban areas The maize planting season in Uganda is mainly the MAM and ... -
Assessing the implications of wetland degradation on livelihoods in Murora and Nyakabande sub-counties in Kisoro district south western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Wetlands are the world’s ecologically useful ecosystems providing a variety of sustainable livelihood services. Globally wetlands are drastically decreasing. For instance, it is estimated that 50% of wetlands have been ... -
Estimating the amount of methane emissions from solid waste disposal at Kiteezi landfill
(Makerere University, 2022-12-01)In Kampala, most of the waste is stored in open landfills without biogas collection systems. Methane emissions from landfills is a major contributor to greenhouse effect. Several models projecting methane emissions from ... -
Examining observed characteristics in mam rainfall and temperature over western uganda; case study Kabale
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Weather and its associated extremes are very crucial in everyday life because they affect almost every sector of the economy most especially Agriculture. Recently, climate extremes of landslides, floods, drought have been ... -
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 ... -
Community understanding of conserving Bimbye wetland in Kassanda district LA
(Makerere University, 2022)Over the last 300 years 87% of the world’s wetlands have been lost, in Africa it is estimated that 131 million hectares are covered by wetlands ranging from coastal lagoon types in West Africa to fresh brackish water ... -
Analysis of shrinkage in kiln-dried Pinus caribaea sawn wood at Busoga Forest company, Mayuge district in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10-05)Wood is a heterogeneous, hygroscopic, cellular, and anisotropic material that consists of cells of various types depending on the species. Pinus caribaea wood species consists mostly of tracheid cells which are water ... -
Assessment of youth participation and activism in climate change actions in Kampala City. Case of Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2022)Climate change is one of the global developmental and environmental challenges threatening the existence of humanity and nature today. Different actions have been undertaken to mitigate and adapt to it in different parts ... -
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 ... -
Tree diversity and structure in logged area and unlogged area of Budongo forest reserve focusing on N3 and nature reserve of N15.
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Due to increasing populations this has accelerated the increase of forestry related activities for the last 30-40years leading destruction of the forest ecosystem services including loss of carbon sequestration sinks, ... -
Assessing the impact of agro-forestry practices on resilience to climate variability among farmers in Rubirizi district. A case study Rutoto sub-county
(Makerere University, 2022-10-31)Climate variability which is a reality in Uganda and is manifested by fluctuations in climatic parameters, low agricultural production, land fragmentation, soil degradation, and loss of biodiversity. Addressing climate ...