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dc.contributor.authorTwongyirwe, Ronalden
dc.contributor.authorMajaliwa, J G Men
dc.contributor.authorEbanyat, Pen
dc.contributor.authorTenywa, M Men
dc.contributor.authorSheil, Den
dc.contributor.authorvan Heist, Men
dc.contributor.authorOluka, Men
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Laliten
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-29T12:19:00Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 15(1), p. 189-195en
dc.identifier.issn1119-8362en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8255-
dc.description.abstractForest 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.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Port Hartcourten
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Managementen
dc.titleDynamics of forest cover conversion in and around Bwindi impenetrable forest, South-western Ugandaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Monitoringen
local.contributor.firstnameRonalden
local.contributor.firstnameJ G Men
local.contributor.firstnamePen
local.contributor.firstnameM Men
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local.contributor.firstnameMen
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local.subject.for2008050206 Environmental Monitoringen
local.subject.seo2008960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scalesen
local.profile.schoolEcosystems Managementen
local.profile.schoolEcosystems Managementen
local.profile.schoolEcosystems Managementen
local.profile.schoolEcosystems Managementen
local.profile.schoolEcosystems Managementen
local.profile.schoolEcosystems Managementen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailrtwongyi@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emaillkumar@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20110505-145036en
local.publisher.placeNigeriaen
local.format.startpage189en
local.format.endpage195en
local.identifier.volume15en
local.identifier.issue1en
local.contributor.lastnameTwongyirween
local.contributor.lastnameMajaliwaen
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local.contributor.lastnameOlukaen
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local.title.maintitleDynamics of forest cover conversion in and around Bwindi impenetrable forest, South-western Ugandaen
local.output.categorydescriptionC2 Non-Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.relation.urlhttp://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=ja11031&lang=enen
local.search.authorTwongyirwe, Ronalden
local.search.authorMajaliwa, J G Men
local.search.authorEbanyat, Pen
local.search.authorTenywa, M Men
local.search.authorSheil, Den
local.search.authorvan Heist, Men
local.search.authorOluka, Men
local.search.authorKumar, Laliten
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local.year.published2011en
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