dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of land use activities on the environment
in Ntenjeru parish, Kayunga District and the specific objectives were to identify the major land
use activities in Ntenjeru parish, assess the impact of these land use activities on the environment
and identify strategies for coping with land use change impacts on the environment in Ntenjeru
parish. The study applied both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection to collect
data from a sample of 396 respondents. The study found out that land use activities which
included lumbering, urbanization, and road construction, grazing, afforestation, farming, brick
laying, pottery and mining significantly affect the environment. It was also found out that the
land use activities significantly change the fertility of the soil but do not significantly cause soil
erosion. The strategies to deal with the impacts of soil erosion were afforestation, controlled
grazing, and mulching. The study concluded that the serious land use activities in Ntenjeru are;
lumbering, road construction, grazing, afforestation, farming, brick laying, pottery and mining.
Land use have been found to have serious impacts on the environment such as changes in soil
fertility and leading to soil erosion. It has been noted that no serious soil erosion control
measures has been identified however, a few have been noted such as; contour ploughing,
terracing, controlled grazing, mulching, afforestation, shift cultivation, restoration of wetlands,
gazetting of forests, protection of river banks and lake shores, organic farming. The study
therefore recommends that the government should put strict rules and regulations against the
degradation of the environment | en_US |