ABSTRACT Traditional farming embraces the use of local tools like hoes, jembes, sticks and indigenous farming technology for a wide range of farm operations from land preparation to planting, harvesting, storage and selling the surplus harvests while the impacts of traditional farming include soil degradation, soil erosion and others. This study was therefore to assess the degree of traditional farming and its impacts on soil degradation in Kasemeni division in Kwale County, Kenya. The study ...
A study was conducted in Nkere zone Makindye Division a Kampala suburb, the main issues considered included the manner squatter settlements develop, who establishes them and why it happens so. Then their impact on both the human and bio-physical environments. The study also considered measures and controls to reduce the development of slums around cities. A general study survey research design was used in carrying out this study and instruments in data collection included questionnaires admin...
ABSTRACT The research was set out to assess the effects of rapid human migration on land management in Kibale - County Kamwenge district, western Uganda. The study was carried out on objectives to assess a general analysis on forms of land degradation in Kibale County that could result from human migration; evaluating the forms land use patterns and land use in Kibale County; and identifying possible to be adopted in order to improve on land resource management in Kibale County Kamwenge distr...
Biomass which is by far the most important energy carrier is used in a highly inefficient way primarily for cooking, leading to a considerable overuse of Uganda’s forestry resources for the last 15 years. The research was about the benefits of using briquettes as energy sources over the use of wood fuel at household level. The objectives of this study were, to determine the energy conservation values and the extent of briquettes usage at household level with regard to use of wood fuel as a ...
Abstract The study focused on the causes, effects and of poor environmental sanitation. It was carried out in Entebbe Division ‘B’ Kitoro, Kigungu, Nakiwogo, and Lugonjo. Basically with the guidance of the objectives, information was obtained and they included to finding out causes and effects of poor environmental sanitation, and suggestions of the solution to the problem. The extra information was obtained from textbooks, newspapers, reports and journals. The major causes of poor enviro...
Abstract The study focused on the causes, effects and of poor environmental sanitation. It was carried out in Entebbe Division ‘B’ Kitoro, Kigungu, Nakiwogo, and Lugonjo. Basically with the guidance of the objectives, information was obtained and they included to finding out causes and effects of poor environmental sanitation, and suggestions of the solution to the problem. The extra information was obtained from textbooks, newspapers, reports and journals. The major causes of poor enviro...
ABSTRACT Soil faces many threats throughout the world, deforestation for charcoal burning and brick making, overgrazing by livestock, and agricultural practices that fail to conserve soil are three main causes of accelerated soil loss. There has been a general trend of soil productivity decline on crop land in Musoma province. Soil degradation is one of major threats to agricultural development in the province and it has become the prob !em in many parts of the province. As the scenario lead...
ABSTRACT Police Training School, Kibuli, is in Makindye Division located in a triangle formed by Mukwano Industry to the north, Prince Badru Kakungulu Road to the south and Kibuli Road to the east and the stream joining Nakivubo channel dissecting in the middle plain. Rain induced flooding and water logging has become a natural part of life in this lower plain of the school and the frequency of this problem is increasing. Police Training School Kibuli has been experiencing water logging for t...
ABSTRACT The research on “the impact of nomadic pastoralism on community welfare” was carried out in afgooye district,lower shabelle Region- somalia with major emphasis placed on finding out the different activities of Nomadic Pastoralists, effects of various activities of nomadic pastoralists on household welfare and the possible ways of improving the welfare of Nomadic Pastoralists in the Afgooye district. Responses were sought through use of simple random sampling and purposive samplin...
ABSTRACT A study on the impact of soil and water conservation and its related environmental effect on crop production was carried out in Kisii highland. Kisii county. With emphasis on determining the impact of soil and ~ater conservation on crop productivity, challenges of soil and ~sater conservation and measures for promotion of soil and ~sater conservation so as to improve soil productivity. Literature from various institutions, libraries and inherent sources, this provided relevant inform...
ABSTRACT . [)ricks hcl c been used l(n the last )()()()years. In Uganda. the practice ot' hrtck making is a long standing acti' ity. , inn-:stigation to asses the cf!Ccts or brick making on the cm·ironment was conducted in Kajjansi town. Wakiso district_ central Uganda. This \·as narrowed down to tackling the raw materials used. e!Tects of the activity to the cn,·ironment and the measures of reducing the effects. During the study a number of methods for obtaining ra\· data 1Cre used and ...
ABSTRACT Nowadays, charcoal supplies about 95 percent of the domestic and commercial cooking energy needs in the developing countries including Somalia. This study assessed the impact of charcoal production on savannah vegetation in Sanaag region by finding out the causes of charcoal production and/or burning on savannah vegetation, identifying the various forms of charcoal production activities on savannah vegetation, examining how charcoal production affects savannah vegetation and assessi...
ABSTRACT This dissertation represents the findings of the research conducted in Fort Portal municipality, Kabarole district. It describes the effects of poor sanitation on Public health and the Environment. Poor sanitation characterized by liquid wastes, solid waste disposal techniques, inadequate sanitation facilities and unsafe water supply systems. It is associated with diseases such as cholera, typhoid, malaria, bilhazia, trachoma, schistosomiasis, and dysentery. The objectives were to fi...
ABSTRACT Wild animals in protected areas can have serious concerns to the livelihoods of communities living in and around protected areas. The research investigated the impacts of the wild animals on communities around Maasai Mara game reserve. The wild animals and the types of destruction they cause, people’s attitudes towards wildlife conservation and their response towards the negative impacts from wild animals were investigated. Several techniques of data collection were used to gather ...
ABSTRASCT Urbanization in Mbarara is one of the most environmental management constraints and has become so rapid especially in the last two decades. UrbaniLation refers to the increase in iL number of people living or working in an area that changes it from the rural structure to town and modern structure, it becomes “rapid urbanization” when it is occurring at a faster rate than before and compared to other urban areas around the same region. This study focused on the impacts of rapid u...