Oil, Gas, Wild life & Communities: Capacity Building to Mitigate Conflicts in Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Lacher Jr., Thomas E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Byakagaba, Patrick | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-11T16:14:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-11T16:14:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | At the crest of a dry plateau of scrub forest, the road suddenly reaches the edge of a precipitous drop. From there the road winds down a series of narrow switchbacks. At first glance, the view presents an expanse of hazy, yellowed scrub on the plain below. Further in the distance is a large, pale blue lake, which fades into the horizon. It is a stunning view, the Albertine Rift. Perhaps more stirring is what we know but do not see; that a mere 200,000 years ago the first members of our species walked that valley. Two hundred thousand years is barely a note in the evolutionary symphony. We are a young species compared to most, but we have come a long way from our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Our demands on the environment have amplified. Uganda is one of the newest inland oil exploration frontiers in Africa with an estimated 6.5 billion barrels and the larger potential of 8 billion barrels. Most known reserves lie in the Albertine Graben, adjacent to Lake Albert, one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lacher Jr, T., & Byakagaba, P. (2016). Oil, gas, wildlife, and communities: Capacity building to mitigate conflict in Uganda. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6161 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Bridging Ecology, Culture, & Governance for Effective Conservation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oil | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gas | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wild life | en_US |
| dc.subject | Conflicts | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
| dc.title | Oil, Gas, Wild life & Communities: Capacity Building to Mitigate Conflicts in Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |