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Conservation of Genetic Resources of Non-Timber Forest Products in Ethiopia
(National Workshop on Non-Timber Forest Products, 2004)During the last 10–20 years, human interest in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that appeared relevant to the growing focus on rural development and conservation of natural resources has grown (Arnold and Perez, 2001). ... -
The Use of MODIS Time Series Data To Map Chl_a and CDOM Variability in Lake Victoria
(2014)Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) are key parameters in the assessment of water quality. Traditionally, these parameters are collected by carrying out in-situ measurements or taking of ... -
Geothermal Energy in Uganda, Country Update
(In International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2003)Exploration for geothermal energy in Uganda has been in progress since 1993. The studies have focused on three major geothermal areas namely Katwe, Buranga and Kibiro.The three areas are in advanced stages of surface ... -
Building community based adaptation and resilience to climate change in Uganda
(World Vision, 2014)Climate change and its impacts are already being felt in Uganda in the form of erratic rains, drought, famine, floods and landslides. These hazards do not only affect the crop life cycle but also the entire value chain ... -
Stay Ahead of Poachers: Illegal Wildlife Poaching Prediction and Patrol Planning Under Uncertainty with Field Test Evaluations
(IEEE, 2019)Illegal wildlife poaching threatens ecosystems and drives endangered species toward extinction. However, efforts for wildlife protection are constrained by the limited resources of law enforcement agencies. To help ... -
Evaluation of Predictive Models forWildlife Poaching Activity through Controlled Field Test in Uganda
(AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2018)Worldwide, conservation agencies employ rangers to protect conservation areas from poachers. However, agencies lack the manpower to have rangers effectively patrol these vast areas frequently. While past work modeled ... -
Cloudy with a Chance of Poaching: Adversary Behavior Modeling and Forecasting with Real- World Poaching Data
(International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, 2017)Wildlife conservation organizations task rangers to deter and capture wildlife poachers. Since rangers are responsible for patrolling vast areas, adversary behavior modeling can help more effectively direct future patrols. ... -
Adversary models account for imperfect crime data: Forecasting and planning against real-world poachers
(International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, 2018)Poachers are engaged in extinction level wholesale slaughter, so it is critical to harness historical data for predicting poachers’ behavior. However, in these domains, data collected about adversarial actions are ... -
Genetic viability of Nabugabo lakes (LVR satellite lakes) fish species
(Wetlands Inspection Division, 2001)Natural populations of fish species in Lake Victoria Region (LVR) have under gone dramatic changes including severe reduction in sizes, division of original stocks into disjunct subunits, and segregation into several ... -
Control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Rwanda: a survey of local residents’ perceptions
(Nineteenth Australasian Weeds Conference, 2014)Community support and participation is an important factor to achieving successful results in weed management. This study sought to gain an insight into local residents’ perceptions of control of water hyacinth using ... -
Market Opportunities for the Direct Use of Low Temperature Geothermal Heat in Uganda
(Institute of Water and Energy Sciences, Pan African University, 2018)As a country, Uganda has a growing interest to diversify its energy mix from dependency on hydro power and traditional biomass. Prospects for the exploitation of the existing geothermal potential are therefore not only in ... -
Human-Wildlife Conflict and Its Implication for Conservation around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
(Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2011)This study analyzed the impact of wildlife on farmers who lived around the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP). The objectives were to assess the extent of damage exerted upon local farmers and to establish problem ... -
Technologies and Conditions for Participation and Empowerment of Rural Communities in Restoring Degraded Sites in Mabira Forest Reserve, Central Uganda
(World Agroforestry Congress, 2009)Forests and related tree based resources contribute to > 90% of the livelihoods of neibouring communities (FAO 1981) These resources are often degraded because the user local people are not empowered to rehabilitate them. ... -
Factors Influencing Equitable Distribution of Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Uganda
(WaterAid., 2005)Inequitable distribution of water and sanitation services has received national recognition and equity has been adopted as a key theme that should be monitored and measured every year as part of the sector’s performance ...
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