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190 Areas of interest Houses of Parliament, Kampala Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala Communications House, Kampala Workers House, Kampala The Independence monument, Kampala Makerere University Main Building, Kampala The CHOGM monument, Kampala East African Development Bank and Bank of Uganda adjacent to the Constitutional Square, Kampala
Monuments marking the source of the River Nile, Jinja The spot where John H. Speke discovered the source of River Nile at Jinja in 1862 Mandela National Stadium at Nambole, Wakiso District Main Post Office in Kampala City Centre Statue of a cow, a symbol for Mbarara District, at the entrance to Mbarara Municipality, Western Uganda The Uganda Museum, Kampala Kampala Northern by-pass under construction 191
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U G A N D A Atlas of Our Changing E
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© 2009, National Enviornment Manag
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Chapter 2: Uganda’s Changing Envi
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Foreword Hon. Maria Mutagamba MINIS
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Sunset over Europe and Africa A dig
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The beautiful ridges landscape in K
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x Display of Jupiter, Venus and the
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Figure 2: The Geology of Uganda 2 G
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Uganda experiences moderate tempera
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Rainfall distribution Figure 3: Uga
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Zone 1: Lake Victoria Basin Zone 2:
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A degraded lake-shore catchment zon
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Lake Water Levels Lake Victoria hig
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14 River Basins, Lakes and Wetlands
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Figure 8: Uganda’s water potentia
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The water problem in Kamuli Distric
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Figure 9: Uganda’s Land Cover Cla
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Terraced gardens and intensive tree
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22 Wetlands: about 33,000 km 2 ; 13
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Name of Ramsar site Year of Site Ar
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Wetlands: importance and uses 28 Ug
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Wetlands: threats Indiscriminate du
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Wetlands: interventions Wetland res
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Plant a tree for the future: A girl
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An early morning ride through a coo
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Conservation areas: Protected areas
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The Delta in Murchison Falls Nation
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Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve Map of Kab
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Figure 13: The major soils of Ugand
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Soils: Agro-Ecological Zones Agro-E
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48 Agro-Ecological Rainfall Minimum
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Energy: Hydro electric power Above:
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Energy: different sources of energy
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Kasese Cobalt Trail left by acidic
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More pictures of Game parks /wildli
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Kiruhura 1990 58 K I R U Kiruhura I
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Karamoja 60 Karamoja Increase in ag
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62 Kibimba Rice Scheme Ten years ag
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Mabira 2001 Mabira forest 2001 64 M
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Part of the Mabira Tropical High Fo
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Katuugo Forest 1990, Nakasongola Di
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70 Budongo Forest Reserve Decreased
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72 Budongo fire fronts 2002 Budongo
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74 Katuugo Forest Reserve Loss of v
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76 Mwenge - Mafuga Forest Reserves
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Rhino camp 1975 78 Pader Refugee ca
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80 Kooki Hills Area Degraded hills
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Kooki hills in Kibaale-Bukoora, Rak
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Rainy season: Kooki hills in the ba
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86 Mt. Elgon National Park Conserva
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Dawn at the Mt. Elgon Ranges (2008)
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90 Lake Wamala Wetland degradation
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92 Lake Bunyonyi - Iyamuriro Wetlan
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Aerial view of Kabale-Iyamuriro wet
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96 Lake Mutanda Rapid silting and w
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Lake Mutanda: Heavily converted Git
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100 Laropi- Moyo lakes/ lagoons Flo
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Shifted bridge as result of floodin
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104 Teso region Flooding The northe
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106 Kampala Urbanisation and indust
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Kampala City (2007). Inset: Kampala
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112 Naguru-Kololo in 1959 In 1959,
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Bugolobi in 1959 Unplanned settleme
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116 Flood prone area at Clock Tower
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118 Construction in the Nsooba-Lubi
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120 Construction in waterways at Za
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122 Construction of houses in Nakiv
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124 Kampala-Jinja Highway Naguru Ho
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Biomass Land use/land cover Land us
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Positive impacts of Kampala’s cha
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A Some of the landmarks in the midd
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132 NEMA 2008
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Mt. Elgon borders Uganda and Kenya
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136 Mt. Rwenzori Glaciers Global wa
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138 River Semliki Eroded banks of R
Page 154 and 155: A herd of cattle grazing and wateri
Page 156 and 157: 142 Kagera River Siltation of Lake
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Page 160 and 161: 146 Lake Kyoga Shallow lake, unstab
Page 162 and 163: NEMA staff and Lira District offici
Page 164 and 165: 150 Kasyoha- Kitomi Forest Reserve
Page 166 and 167: 152 Rhino Refugee camp Impact of re
Page 168 and 169: Misuse of seasonal wetlands: Teso f
Page 170 and 171: Uganda’s economy More than 73% of
Page 172 and 173: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Page 174 and 175: MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustain
Page 176 and 177: The 2000-2005 growth rate in Africa
Page 178 and 179: Uganda is divided into four regions
Page 180 and 181: Literacy rate Literacy rates as a m
Page 182 and 183: Tourism and the Environment Uganda
Page 184 and 185: Land use and land cover Over 36 per
Page 186 and 187: Forest Reserves Central Forest Rese
Page 188 and 189: and Ntungamo had the percentage of
Page 190 and 191: Latrine Coverage The use of proper
Page 192 and 193: Energy for cooking in 2005-2006 Ove
Page 194 and 195: Arable land Almost all Uganda’s l
Page 196 and 197: 182 Recommendations 1. Efforts to r
Page 198 and 199: 184 Kika Group, a local dance troup
Page 200 and 201: Wildlife Where is my food- The Gira
Page 202 and 203: Biodiversity Ecotourism: Heart-shap
Page 206 and 207: A modern country homestead near Mba
Page 208 and 209: Places of worship Namirembe Cathedr
Page 210 and 211: Traditional aspects Gisu Imbalu (ci
Page 212 and 213: Crater lakes in Uganda 198
Page 214 and 215: Acronyms AEZ Agro-ecological Zoning
Page 216 and 217: Index A Abim 60,181 Abstraction 18
Page 218 and 219: Montane forests 90 Moon x Moroto 60
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