A5049149165- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Forest Management and Policy
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- International Development and Aid
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Local Economic Development and Planning
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Community Health and Development
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
Freie Universität Berlin
2025
Makerere University
2012-2024
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
2024
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
2010-2015
Scaling area-based conservation, including through initiatives ed or co-managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a flagship goal of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservationists often aspire to scale initiatives, but this rarely achieved in practice. Identifying addressing “bottlenecks” – factors that limit initiative adoption could help shape more effective scaling strategies. Therefore, we integrate insights from 84 experts with existing evidence...
In Uganda, nearly 1.4 million people are currently food insecure, with the prevalence of energy deficiency at country level standing 37%. Local farmers vulnerable to starvation in times environmental stress, drought and floods because dependence on rain-fed agriculture. Accordingly, farmer's means increasing production has always been an expansion area under cultivation from virgin fragile areas, especially wetlands. Consequently, Uganda lost about 11,268 km2 wetland, representing a loss 30%...
Tourism and the sharing of associated revenues with local people have been increasingly fronted as key instruments for maintaining protected areas (PAs) globally. This paper focuses on a tourism revenue scheme employed in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, involving rural farmers. We find that faces difficulties integrating existing historical, socio-economic, institutional landscapes. Similar experiences from other cases suggest these challenges are generic, relate to lack real...
Snaring is an indiscriminate vertebrate trapping method that has maimed more than 36% of estimated 700 resident chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Budongo Forest Reserve. This study was conducted in two phases to assess this problem. First, we administered questionnaires 240 randomly selected households villages around the reserve look at socioeconomic and cultural contexts within which snares are set. Second, hunters identified first phase were purposefully for deeper discussions into snaring;...
There is a distinct division of tasks and roles between men women in livestock management the different ruminant production systems Uganda. Division can influence disease control prevention. This qualitative study asks what do to prevent or diseases that affect them their factors choice measures taken. Discussants represented three (pastoral, agro-pastoral, mixed crop livestock), selected for high prevalence two (peste des petits ruminants Rift Valley fever). Sex-disaggregated focus group...
Climate change literature is rife with the assertion that women are more vulnerable to climate change, which state expected reflect on female-headed households. However, this has however not been empirically proven aside from general poverty-gender linkages. This study used primary data collected in 2016 735 randomly selected households four districts Eastern Uganda construct a gender vulnerability index compare and explain drivers of between male The results show were (GVI-IPCC = −0.134)...
Using social science narrative analysis, we studied how people who live next to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Bwindi INP) in Uganda narrate about their situation. We found a dominant ambivalence narrative, which deviates substantially from win–win and traditionalist narratives, both of have been produced by external actors the same case. Each two latter narratives is associated with broader discourse on protected areas Africa. The describes situation villagers are forced pay high price...
Do national parks promote development in their immediate surroundings? And is local instrumental the success of conservation goals? We investigated allocation opportunities and burdens around a park Uganda. Our findings suggest that direct benefits from projects may distributional justice by compensating for park-related damages, but are too limited coverage to impact development. Indirect related transportation, health, education, security affect far greater segment population. Furthermore,...
Most developing countries in the tropics have embraced various forms of community-based forest management. Uganda's Community Forestry (CF) approach grants de jure rights to community groups manage and own proceeds from specified resources enhance socio-ecological benefits. However, two decades following its implementation, there is insufficient empirical evidence linking changes local livelihoods participation CF. Guided by insights Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), we conducted a...
<p>With increasing population, coupled with land shortage and weather variations, wetlands in Uganda have continued to face degradation due mainly conversion for agricultural, industrial settlement purposes. The objective of this study was determine the spatial temporal wetland use/cover changes local perceptions attributed these changes. utilized three sets ortho-rectified cloud free Landsat TM/ETM+/MSS images (30 m) 1986, 2000 2011. classification procedures were carried out using an...
Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is a key institutional tool in meeting social safeguards. Its implementation ensures respect of the local people's rights an intervention. This paper presents case FPIC at REDD+ pilot site. Data were obtained through informant interviews focus group discussions with proponents village members Lindi project. Findings indicate that inclusive approach to by taking consultations hamlet level did not deliver flawless process. The decision was reached...
This article examines the livelihoods and experiences of local people after two decades living close to a strict protected area (PA). A total 290 PA neighbors 60 key informants were interviewed. Findings reveal limited access assets low incomes. An average neighbor earns US$0.5 per adult equivalent unit (AEU)/day. proximity is associated with lower incomes, mainly because wildlife damages that cost an household (HH) up 10% its annual income. Other recurrent costs include "invisible" incurred...
This study assessed the impacts of Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) initiatives on forest status Budongo reserve in Uganda and perceptions participating communities contribution CFM towards their livelihood. Impact conservation was by applying a Participatory community based Resource Assessment (PFRA) method to examine population structure, dynamics, incidences human disturbance across two compartments under comparing these with without CFM, but otherwise similar former terms type,...
This study documents the different management and control measures developed implemented by farmers to mitigate vertebrate pest attacks on crops livestock around Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. A semi-structured interview administered 40 randomly selected park neighbours was supplemented with key informant interviews, a review of secondary data, direct observations problems their management. All participant had experienced some damage from pests. Bushpigs ranked as most destructive...
<p>This study was conducted to interrogate local perceptions and expectations from the discovery of oil in Albertine Graben Uganda. We interviewed 50 residents (30 men 20 women) Butiaba Wanseko (Buliisa district), Kyehoro Kabaale villages (Hoima district). The were purposively selected have a representation districts region where Oil activities are currently being implemented but also explore any differences that may be linked livelihood options respondents. applied narrative analysis....
Globally, community involvement in forest management has been hailed as an effective strategy to achieve both conservation and livelihoods improvement goals. In Uganda, Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) promoted enable registered local groups co-manage specified areas of state forests with agencies. However, there is paucity empirical research evidence on outcomes that are attributable CFM. To fill this gap, study used inventory data collected compartments under different regimes (CFM,...
Between January and December 2008, we assessed the diet habitat selection of sitatunga, a highly endangered tropical wetland antelope threatened by loss in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha wetland. Microhistological faecal analysis vegetative sampling methods were used to assess plant forms, species seasonal changes sitatunga diet. Habitat use was indirectly determined assessing feeding patterns, distribution dung trails within Sitatunga fed mainly on herbs, sedges, grasses shrubs. A total 34 recorded as...
The last three decades have witnessed shifts in forest governance favour of more inclusive approaches. In Uganda, two main approaches been embraced the sector: collaborative management and community management. However, there is scanty empirical evidence on how latter has affected condition over time. Using data from bio-physical surveys (2006 2016) Key Informant Interviews, this study examined changes vegetation characteristics de facto forests (Ongo Alimugonza) a 10-year period. basal area...
A narrative linking women and vulnerability has been overarching in literature. However, this not empirically proven aside from generalizations based on poverty-gender linkages. This study used primary data collected 2016 735 randomly selected households Eastern Uganda to construct a gender index the livelihood framework determine most vulnerable differentiated households. The results showed that single male-headed were climate change, even worse than female-headed Mixed lowest...
Elephant tree damage is a key factor in conservation and restoration efforts of African rain forests. This study was conducted between June 2009 February 2010 to examine elephant response restored parts Kibale National Park, forest Uganda. First gazetted as Forest Reserve 1932, the area had its southern block settled degraded through human utilization 1970 1987. In 1992, government Uganda relocated people embarked on process. Whereas, trees such as Ficus species exhibited high coping...