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Title: Dynamics of forest cover conversion in and around Bwindi impenetrable forest, South-western Uganda
Contributor(s): Twongyirwe, Ronald (author); Majaliwa, J G M (author); Ebanyat, P (author); Tenywa, M M (author); Sheil, D (author); van Heist, M (author); Oluka, M (author); Kumar, Lalit  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2011
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8255
Abstract: Forest cover has been converted to agricultural land use in and around the protected areas of Uganda. The objectives of this study were; to examine the dynamics of forest cover change in and around Bwindi impenetrable forest between 1973 and 2010 and to identify the drivers of forest cover change. The trend in forest cover change was assessed by analyzing a series of orthorectified landsat imageries of 1973, 1987 and 2001 using unsupervised and supervised classification. Land use/cover map for 2010 was reconstructed by analyzing 2001 image, validated and/or reconstructed by ground truthing, use of secondary data and key informant interviews. A series of focused group discussions and key informant interviews were also used to identify drivers of land use/cover change. Policies and institutional arrangements that could have affected forest cover change for the studied time period were also identified. Results showed that protected forest and woodlot in unprotected area had declined by 7.8% and 70.7% respectively as small scale farming and tea plantations had increased by 13.9% and 78.3% respectively between 1973 and 2010. The conversions were attributed to land use pressure due to population growth, change in socio-economic conditions and institutional arrangements. The severe loss of woodlot outside the protected area not only poses a potential threat to the protected forest but also calls for intervention measures if efforts to mitigate climate change impacts are to be realized.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 15(1), p. 189-195
Publisher: University of Port Hartcourt
Place of Publication: Nigeria
ISSN: 1119-8362
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 050206 Environmental Monitoring
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales
HERDC Category Description: C2 Non-Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=ja11031&lang=en
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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