Browsing by Author "Amumpiire, Anna"

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    Benefit sharing in the Forestry Sector in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania: Status, Lessons and Recommendations for Uganda
    (Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment ACODE, 2017) Nabanyumya, Robert; Mugyenyi, Onesmus; Naluwairo, Ronald; Amumpiire, Anna
    There is international consensus that sharing of benefits from natural resources like forests is a key tool that can be used to promote both sustainable management of natural resources and improve livelihoods of natural resource adjacent communities. Effective benefit sharing provides incentives (in form of monetary and non-monetary benefits) for the local communities to engage in sustainable management of the forest resources. The benefits like access to some resources and money also contribute to the well-being of beneficiaries.
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    Greening Uganda’s 2016 General Elections Key Issues for Political Parties and Political Leaders to Address in their Manifestoes
    (ACODE, 2015) Naluwairo, Ronald; Mugyenyi, Onesmus; Amumpiire, Anna
    In February and March 2016, Uganda will hold its general elections where eligible citizens will elect their next set of leaders including the President, Members of Parliament, LC Chairpersons and councillors at various levels. The elected leaders will serve for a term of five years. The 2016 Uganda general elections are taking place at a time when the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Sector is facing enormous challenges that threaten to substantially reduce their contribution to national growth, development, poverty reduction and peoples’ welfare. It is therefore important that political parties and other actors vying for power in the 2016 general elections prioritize and effectively address ENR issues in their manifestoes.
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    Operationalization of Uganda’s National Tree Fund A Process Audit and Call for Action
    (ACODE, 2014) Naluwairo, Ronald; Amumpiire, Anna; Kyarisiima, Judith
    Uganda is one of the countries losing forest cover at a very alarming rate. It is reported that within a period of 15 years, stretching from 1990, Uganda’s forest cover had reduced by approximately 1.3 million hectares.1 This represents an average annual deforestation rate of 1.8 per cent.2 This means that in less than twenty years, Uganda has lost about 25 per cent of its forest cover. If this rate of loss of forest cover is not contained, it means that in the next 40 years, Uganda will hardly have any forests left. Given the importance of forests to Uganda’s economic development, human well-being and the environment, this spells doom. This has grave implications for the energy sector, tourism, agriculture, food security and the lives and livelihoods of many Ugandans especially the forest-dependent and forest-adjacent communities. A key challenge to efforts aimed at restoring the forest cover and promoting tree planting generally, is the inadequate and lack of appropriate, long term and sustainable funding.
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    Strengthening The Role of Local Leaders and Actors in Advocating for Better Forestry Governance and Improved Livelihoods
    (ACODE Policy Dialogue Report Series, 2014) Amumpiire, Anna; Rhoads, Russell
    Despite many policy interventions and investment into the forestry sector over the years, Uganda is one of the countries that continue to lose forest cover at high rates worldwide, losing one-third of its forests in the 20 years period from 1990 to 2010.1 It is now generally accepted that poor governance in the management of forest resources at the national and local levels is one of the major bottlenecks to ensuring the sustainable use and management of forests as well as addressing climate change.2 In Uganda, poor governance of the forestry sector continues to lead to loss of forest reserves; declining revenue and undermines the effective implementation of the forestry related policies, laws and regulations; and negatively impacts on vulnerable communities living adjacent to forests who may rely on forests for livelihood.