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Gap characteristics and regeneration in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
(African Journal of Ecology, 2004)Before Bwindi Impenetrable forest, Uganda, became a national park in 1991, there was a high level of human activity in much of the forest, especially cutting of large trees for timber by pit sawyers. This created extensive ... -
A GIS-BASED MODEL OF ECHUYA WATERSHED AREAS MOST PRONE TO LANDSLIDES/SOIL EROSIONS: The effectiveness of watershed management interventions in South Western Uganda
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 2015-11)Not provided -
The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit
(Nature Plants, 2023-10-23)Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient dynamics. Yet our understanding of the factors influencing ... -
Global camera trap synthesis highlights the importance of protected areas in maintaining mammal diversity
(Conservation Letters, 2022)The establishment of protected areas (PAs) is a central strategy for global biodiversity conservation. While the role of PAs in protecting habitat has been highlighted, their effectiveness at protecting mammal communities ... -
Habitat selection by elephants in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, south-western Uganda
(African Journal of Ecology, 2000)Elephants’ preference for certain habitats of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is discussed in relation to seasonality in plant production. Bamboo forest is favoured during the wet seasons because of the presence of young ... -
Harvesting of non-timber forest products and implications for conservation in two montane forests of East Africa
(Biological Conservation, 2007)Plant species-level research that comprises inventories, impact studies and monitoring is necessary if plant resources are to be harvested sustainably by human populations living adjacent to protected areas in sub-Saharan ... -
Harvesting of wild climbers, food security and ecological implications in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, S.W uganda
(Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust, 2019-01)Humans have harvested wild climbers from forests for subsistence and commercial use for thousands of years. In the early four decades, wild climbers were considered a “nuisance” by foresters claiming they suppressed timber ... -
High above ground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests
(Nature, 2021-08-25)Tropical forests store 40–50 per cent of terrestrial vegetation carbon1. However, spatial variations in aboveground live tree biomass carbon (AGC) stocks remain poorly understood, in particular in tropical montane forests2. ... -
Higher Maximum Temperature Increases the Frequency of Water Drinking in Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)
(Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022)Water plays a vital role in many aspects of sustaining life, including thermoregulation. Given that increasing temperatures and more extreme weather events due to climate change are predicted to influence water availability, ... -
How selective are elephants as agents of forest tree damage in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda?
(African Journal of Ecology, 2013)Elephants are locally concentrated in Bwindi Impenetra ble National Park. Vegetation damage attributable to elephants appears to be increasing and may result in the modification of the forest. We examined the implied ... -
Human density modulates spatial associations among tropical forest terrestrial mammal species
(Global Change Biology, 2022)The spatial aggregation of species pairs often increases with the ecological similarity of the species involved. However, the way in which environmental conditions and anthropogenic activity affect the relationship between ... -
Human-wildlife conflict management: Experiences and lessons learned from the greater virunga landscape
(2013)This study was conducted by the Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, with the support of the Greater Virunga Transboundary Secretariat, based in Kigali, ... -
Hydrological Systems in the Greater Virunga Landscape: Water Quality around Mikeno Sector
(Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY), 2016-03)Monitoring of environmental parameters is one of the highest priorities in the evaluation of environmental status of water resources and in environmental protection policy. The main objectives are to understand and ... -
The Impact of Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust and Uganda Wildlife Authority’s Funded Community Livelihood Projects in the Mitigation of Illegal Activities within Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
(Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation, 2021)Illegal resource access is a pressing biodiversity conservation and protected area management challenge. At Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Bwindi) in south western Uganda, poaching and unauthorised access to forest ... -
Impact of Water Harvesting on Kabiranyuma Swamp, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Southwest Uganda
(2003-08)Kabiranyuma swamp is one of the rarest afromontane swamp habitats in Uganda. The swamp is a major source of water for the Kabiranyuma Gravity Water Scheme that supplies water to over 21,000 people around Mgahinga Gorilla ... -
Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
(Nature, 2023-11-13)Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system1. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global ... -
Is Fair Benefit Sharing a Reality or A Fallacy? Implications for Effective Collaborative Forest Management at Echuya Central Forest Reserve, S. W. Uganda
(East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2023)It is generally accepted that equitable benefits sharing from protected areas (PAs) is a probable technique for both sustainable management and PA conservation. Evidence however, suggests that this might not be entirely ... -
Is Fair Benefit Sharing a Reality or A Fallacy? Implications for Effective Collaborative Forest Management at Echuya Central Forest Reserve, S. W. Uganda
(East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2023)It is generally accepted that equitable benefits sharing from protected areas (PAs) is a probable technique for both sustainable management and PA conservation. Evidence however, suggests that this might not be entirely ... -
Linking Conservation, Equity and Poverty Alleviation: Understanding profiles and motivations of resource users and local perceptions of governance at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
(International Institute for Environment and Development, 2014-08)Biodiversity conservation that contributes towards poverty alleviation is a priority under the 2011–2020 Strategic Plan for the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD). Protected areas are important for CBD signatories ...