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Item Local organisations and decentralised forest management in Uganda: roles, challenges and policy implications(International Forestry Review, 2007) Turyahabwe, N.; Geldenhuys, C. J.; Watts, S.; Obua, J.Policy and legal changes in Uganda have partly devolved forest management from the central to local governments and local community organisations. This paper analyses the roles, responsibilities, powers, legal instruments and incentives for local organisations that are implementing decentralised forest governance in Uganda. Semi-structured questionnaires and key informant interviews of 236 respondents revealed that local organisations promoted decentralised forestry functions such as forest monitoring, making of forest byelaws, tree planting, environmental education, collaborative and integrated planning and budgeting. Donor and central government fiscal support, awareness of forest degradation, understanding the role of forestry and the desire to conserve forests motivated local organisations to participate in decentralised forest management. Lack of a clear policy on ownership and control of private forest resources, inadequate fiscal support from national government, inequitable distribution of benefits and inadequate delegation of decision-making powers over forest management to local actors have hindered full implementation of decentralised forest management. The central government should empower local government authorities and support organisations to effectively implement decentralised forest management in Uganda.Item The Potential of Acacia senegal for Dry land Agroforestry and Gum Arabic Production in Uganda(Journal of the Drylands, 2006) Obua, J.; Agea, J. G.; Namirembe, S.; Egadu, S. P.; Mucunguzi, P.Studies were undertaken to determine the agroforestry and gum arabic production potential of Acacia senegal in the drylands of Luwero, Nakasongola and Karamoja districts of Uganda. In the Luwero-Nakasongola drylands, farm-transect walks and questionnaires were used to assess the proportion of farmland under A. senegal and to collect data on the socio-economic profile of the farmers, their willingness to plant and manage A. senegal on their farms respectively. The gum arabic production potential of A. senegal in the Karamoja region was assessed by establishing 135 sample plots each measuring 20 x 20 m in undisturbed land, grazed land and cultivated land. Farmers are willing to plant and manage A. senegal as an agroforestry tree species in Luwero and Nakasongola districts. The density of A. senegal varied in Karamoja and was highest in Jie county. Although there were few trees in the gum producing age of 12-12 years, there is a potential for gum arabic production. Local people use the gum for repairing household items, and use the wood for hand tools, fencing, firewood and building poles.