Stone quarrying has gradually changed from small scale during ancient times in 1600s where rock quarrying was limited to surface deposits and glacial erratic field boulders to large scale where by today, it is being ...

Abrupt refugee settlements in large numbers in sparsely populated, environmentally sensitive areas are correlated with increased flow of solid waste in the environment. Due to limited data humanitarian agencies tend to ...

Invasive species are a current focus of interest of ecologists, biological conservationists and natural resources managers due to their rapid spread, threat to biodiversity and damage to ecosystems. In the past, tropical ...

The natural forests which are the main sources of biodiversity are cleared and replaced with commercial Pine plantations to provide wood resources for the growing population and creation of fragments. This sets in an ...

This study was carried out at Namasole Bagaala Yaze heritage site located along Mpererwe road with the purpose of exploring the potential of Namasole Bagaala Yaze heritage site for cultural tour ism. The overall objective ...

Increasing costs of sand bricks in Uganda is challenging many local communities to construct good family houses. A study was done to support low-cost construction by developing a sawdust-sand-brick that can replace sand ...

Water is an essential renewable resource for all forms of sustainable life and disturbance in its composition affects many lives. Water pollution has become rampant and serious problem in the world and threatens the ...

Pineapple (Ananascomosus) is among the important horticultural crops in Uganda grown in the central, east and western parts of the country. However, pineapple production fluctuates with changes in weather conditions, given ...

The discharge of unregulated industrial wastewater effluent from point sources into inland fresh water aquatic systems coupled with the resultant deterioration of water quality, are largely un-documented in many less ...

Urban trees are increasingly growing in very harsh urban environments due to urbanization. There is a growing recognition that urban trees improve the quality of urban life in many ways, providing both tangible and ...