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Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae for integrated management of termite infestation on farmed lands
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
This study evaluated the use Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) for integrated management of pestiferous termites attacking Grevillea robusta trees in farm land. Aspects of the fungus assessed were persistence; optimum ...
Assessing the effects of land use/ cover change on the carbon stocks in Kaliro District, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
In Kaliro District, anecdotal evidence suggests that land use/ cover has been changing very fast with implications on woody biomass. It is also believed that Kaliro District has suffered major deforestation and degradation ...
Social-economic vulnerability to resettlement : a case of land acquisition for petroleum development activities in the Albertine region in western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
The extractive industries can boost a country’s economic growth and standards of living but also increase the social-economic vulnerability of communities where the resource is located. Uganda is among African countries ...
Institutional development of wetland policy, climate change and household food insecurity in wetland adjacent areas in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
A study of the “institutional development of wetland policy, climate change and food insecurity in the wetland adjacent areas of Uganda” was undertaken from June to October 2014. The overall objective of the study was to ...
Water security and rural livelihoods in Lwengo district, central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)
ABSTRACT
Water is a precious, scarce resource that is essential for sustaining life and development in all sectors of the economy. It is a necessary input to almost all activities which are vital to livelihoods and human ...
Contribution of traditional knowledge towards sustainable use, conservation and management of Afzelia africana in north western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)
Afzelia africana is under threat in Uganda due to excessive exploitation, despite the ban on the harvest of the species and its products.Further, there is a dearth of information on the status, use, perceived value, ...
Dynamics of wood value chains for smallholder tree farmers in Mubende district
(Makerere University, 2020-11-06)
Wood supply deficit in Uganda is on the rise. However, efforts to address the wood supply deficit put emphasis on provision of input subsidies without due consideration of the entire wood value chain. Limited consideration ...
Landuse/cover change and its impact on Carbon Stocks in Sezibwa River micro-catchment, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-19)
Significant land use/cover changes have been reported in the central region of Uganda. The land cover changes involve conversion of forests and grasslands as well as wetlands into agricultural lands in order to meet the ...
Land use practices in Karamoja and their effects on the abundance and distribution of Wildlife (trees and mammals). A case study of Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve.
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
The management of PUWR has been faced with a number of challenges that have directly or indirectly impacted on the abundance and distribution of wildlife. The research was carried out with the main objective of identifying ...
Impacts of social-economic development on Mabamba Bay wetland, Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2021-02-18)
Mabamba Bay Wetland is recognized under the Ramsar Convention as an Important Bird Area (IBA) that harbours the globally threatened Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) and offers other ecosystem goods and services such as water ...