Conservation of vertebrates and plants in Uganda: Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas and other sites of national importance

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dc.contributor.authorPlumptre, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorAyebare, Sam
dc.contributor.authorBehangana, Mathias
dc.contributor.authorForrest, Tom G.
dc.contributor.authorHatanga, Paul
dc.contributor.authorKabuye, Christine
dc.contributor.authorKirunda, Ben
dc.contributor.authorKityo, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMugabe, Hamlet
dc.contributor.authorNamaganda, Mary
dc.contributor.authorNampindo, Simon
dc.contributor.authorNangendo, Grace
dc.contributor.authorNkuutu, David N.
dc.contributor.authorPomeroy, Derek
dc.contributor.authorTushabe, Herbert
dc.contributor.authorPrinsloo, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-09T10:57:50Z
dc.date.available2022-09-09T10:57:50Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractUganda is one of the most species rich countries in Africa because of the presence of several major biomes. However, it is also a country that has lost much of its natural habitat to agriculture. Uganda is a country that has been better surveyed for its biodiversity than many African countries, but despite this, there has not been a comprehensive analysis of the critical sites that contribute to biodiversity conservation at a global, as well as at a national level. We here present such an assessment using mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and plants as surrogate taxa. We identified 36 terrestrial sites that are of sufficient global importance to qualify as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), using the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs, which complement an additional nine freshwater sites. National red listing of species and ecosystems was used to identify sites of national importance for conservation. We employ a conservation planning approach using Marxan to identify the minimum set of sites needed to conserve all the globally and nationally threatened species and nationally threatened habitats in Uganda. The findings show that most of the remaining natural habitat in Uganda is important for the conservation of globally and nationally threatened species and threatened habitat. Large areas of irreplaceable habitat occur outside protected areas, although more extensive surveys of these areas would likely reduce the area that is irreplaceable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPlumptre, A. J., Ayebare, S., Behangana, M., Forrest, T. G., Hatanga, P., Kabuye, C., ... & Prinsloo, S. (2019). Conservation of vertebrates and plants in Uganda: Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas and other sites of national importance. Conservation Science and Practice, 1(2), e7. https://doi.org/10.1002/csp2.7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/csp2.7
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4649
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherConservation Science and Practiceen_US
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectConservation planningen_US
dc.subjectKey Biodiversity Areasen_US
dc.subjectMarxanen_US
dc.subjectNational Red Listen_US
dc.titleConservation of vertebrates and plants in Uganda: Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas and other sites of national importanceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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