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Advances in Wildlife and Environment Management in Uganda
(Book Publisher International, India- United Kingdom., 2024-01-11) Nyadoi Priscilla; Biira S.; Mbabazi F. K.; Turyamwesimira J.; Baluku R.; Nuwagaba P.; Mugabi M.; Kijjambu C.; Barirega A.
This publication is a summary of the submissions, proceedings and presentations that were captured during the conservation conference held in February 2023, that featured advances in environment and wildlife conservation in Uganda, particularly elucidating Knowledge Contributions of the Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM actors, around three sub themes namely, 1) Data Deficiencies limiting Interventions and Partnerships for Wildlife and Environment Conservation in Uganda, to guide research interventions 2) Building Knowledge and 3)Synergies for Wildlife and Environment Management, pegged on research, management experiences, contemporary policy and political challenges in perspectives, respectively. Held at Makerere University Central Teaching Facility (CTF) 2 Auditorium on the 9th of February 2023, from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, as part of Uganda’s National events to mark the United Nations (UN) World Wildlife Day (WWD) celebrated annually every 3rd day of March. The conference proceedings were accessible to both physical and virtual participants that totalled to 283 individuals of which 13 were technical presenters, the rest being an audience made of participants from the academia, private sector, civil society, government agencies, ministries and the general public. While given in details in this publication, summarily, proceedings and technical presentations realised during the conservation conference 2023 reveal among others, the critical data gaps limiting, management of wildlife and environment in Uganda, the lacking but required stakeholder synergies that would improve wildlife and environment management in the country, areas of research in wildlife and environment that are important but currently given littlie or no attention in Uganda, and the need for full cost allocation in environment and social impacts of projects assessment. Also revealed by the conference submissions are a number of hypotheses on the relevance of targeted beneficiaries’ involvement in identification of interventions, for the success of wildlife and environment conservation projects and programmes. Knowledge shared in this publication will in particular be valuable for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, the academic, civil society and private sector whose business, work and or interest are in Uganda’s wildlife and environment.
Legal responses to land and environmental governance in Uganda’s Albertine Rift: a review and perspectives
(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Musoke Nakabuye Juliet; Nyadoi Priscilla
We interrogated Uganda’s legal framework to determine whether it effectively addresses land governance and environmental protection in the oil-rich Albertine Graben. The review benchmarks against the legal international agenda on environmental protection established by the 1992 Earth Summit and its subsequent conventions. We used documentary analyses and focused on determining the state of access to justice regarding land rights and the conservation of biodiversity from literature. Our investigation discovered inconsistencies in enforcement practices and legislative gaps in the domestication of international environmental law.
Perspectives on the challenges to timely progress and completion of study programmes among doctoral students
(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Nyadoi Priscilla; Ssekandi Joseph; Ssentongo Jimmy Spire; Esibo Omaada Simon; Byaruhanga Aloysius; Lokolimoi John Bosco; Segawa K. Edward; Otaala Ariko Laura; Kyamanywa Patrick
This chapter presents perceptions of students and staff on factors underpinning timely progress and completion of doctoral studies. Overall, doctoral students perceived that supportive activities such as conferences, publications in university outlets, timely feedback, and frequent interaction with supervisors/managers help them progress. Staff, however, perceived that late or non-payment of supervisors and examiners, poor quality students, and burdensome workload are problems that impede the timely completion of doctoral studies. Together, doctoral students and staff perceived that unharmonized timetabling and teaching in graduate and undergraduate programmes, insufficient supervisor–supervisee interactions, and limited ICT application in pedagogy lead to delayed progress and completion. While an in-depth investigation is still needed, these perspectives provide useful pointers to strategies that may be needed to improve progress and completion rates of doctoral candidates.
Perspectives on Uganda’s education sector services and education quality
(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Namisi Patrick Charles; Byaruhanga Aloysius; Munuve Veronica; Nyadoi Priscilla; Kyamanywa Patrick
Quality education has ripple effects on many aspects of life, including success or not in employment. The government of Uganda has had interventions such as universal free primary and secondary education and the sector liberalization, allowing private institutions to offer educational services. Despite these interventions, the quality of education remains a challenge, as findings from secondary data review and analysis reveal, among others, limitations related to teachers’ competencies, instruction and curriculum design, cost of education, and school completion rates. Our review finding also pinpoints the need for teachers’ capacity building on transformative learning, curriculum and policy review, and research to identify innovative strategies for education financing and servicing to deliver desired standards and quality.
Tackling conflict and conservation in the Albertine Rift and Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda
(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Nyadoi Priscilla; Tayebwa Gilbert; Ssali, Fredrick
Human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) significantly impede achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by negatively impacting livelihoods, food security and overall well-being. Reducing this problem has remained a significant challenge in protected area management. Moreover, the impacts and types of conflict are dynamic and poorly characterised. This study identified wildlife species involved in HWC and explored the potential strategies for mitigating conflicts in and around protected areas in the Albertine Rift and Lake Victoria Crescent in Uganda. Data from 369 randomly sampled participants show that no fewer than 17 wild vertebrate species, including the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiopicus) and olive baboon (Papio anubis), cause HWC in the area. Crop raiding was the most frequently reported type of HWC. All pastoralists stated that they had experienced raiding by wild animals and four fifths of crop farmers reported crop raiding as a conflict they had experienced. The participants mentioned low farm yields, disease transmission and human death as the most common negative effects of HWC and suggested that the negative effects can best be mitigated by erecting physical barriers to deter the raiders. These findings provide valuable insights for protected area management and for the advancement of sustainable development goals.
Uganda citizens’ land tenure type preference and underpinning factors
(BP International, 2024-02-01) Nyadoi Priscilla; Namirimu T.; Ogola L. S.; Tugume D.; Kusiima C. B.; Emanzi C.; Kyalisiime K.; Tayebwa G.
This publication presents in detail, existing land tenure systems, their levels of adoption, popularity and impacts on peoples’ livelihoods country wide in Uganda. A countrywide study was conducted to generate information on peoples’ perspectives of a range of land tenure system issues in Uganda, including their impacts on livelihoods, that was scanty and insufficient to guide land policy reforms. The study was aimed at elucidating the land tenure system most people would want adopted in Uganda and the reasons for their choice. The study was guided by hypotheses that countrywide, (a) development demands and land use dynamics lead to homogenous distribution of land tenure systems (b) communities know about existing land tenure types(c)communities attribute livelihood limitations to specific land tenure types and (d)there exist one most preferred tenure type. Specific objectives were (1) to examine distribution of existing land tenure types (2) evaluate people’s knowledge of the tenure types (3) assess perceived impacts on livelihoods and (4) document the tenure type most preferred and (5) use generated knowledge to elicit support and influence Uganda’s policy on land use and ownership. From each of Uganda’s four regions, random sample of five districts was selected and within each 40 households sampled at systematic intervals of 1km and adult member found in the house holds interviewed using a questionnaire. Overall 1224 respondents from 21 districts (11%) of Uganda’s current 111 were interviewed. The data were managed and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in Statically Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Ver 16 Inc. (Bryman and Cramer, 2009). The results show that existing land tenure types were not equally distributed in Uganda, customary tenure is the most common, followed by freehold. Leasehold tenure is distributed countrywide but among few households while, mailo tenure is found in some districts in central and western regions of Uganda. Communal tenure is in a few areas in western and northeastern regions. The four land tenure types were not homogenously known country wide, most households in Gulu, Bududa, Kanungu and Mbarara districts with the following profile were more knowledgeable about different land tenure types in Uganda: age group 40-51, family size 4-6, secondary school level educated, those who had stayed for 16-20 or more years in the present area they are in , those who originated from within Uganda, those who had land near water bodies, those who owned land, those who had landholding size of 4-7 hectares and among those who were unhappy with the type of land tenure they held. Communal and leasehold land tenure types were responsible for the following limitations to achievement of improved livelihoods as reported by respondents: access to food, medicine, income, access to land for tree planting, homestead establishment, inheritance, burial and land for offer as collateral for securing loans. Customary land tenure type limited land owners’ access to medicine, income, tree planting and homestead establishment. The mailo land tenureship limited owners’ access to medicine, tree planting and burial of deceased relatives. Morethan3/4 of the households involved in this study preferred freehold land tenure system while, communal and mailo land tenure systems were the least preferred (by more than 1/2 of the households. These results provide evidence of the need for the government of Uganda to promote freehold land tenure system countrywide in practice and in the nations land policies and laws. This will however also require the government to carry out further consultations with different stakeholders and with communities countrywide, for proper policy and legal developments.
Wildlife–vehicle collisions in South-central Uganda: implications for biodiversity conservation
(MDPI, 2025-05-29) Tayebwa Gilbert; Nyadoi Priscilla; Turyasingura Benson; Engoru Patrick; Aine-Omucunguzi Adalbert
Vehicle collisions with wild animals are a significant cause of wild animal mortality. This impacts their population and spatiotemporal distribution within the ecosystem. Data on the impact of road kills on wild animals, particularly in the south-central part of Uganda, are not present. This study aimed to investigate the number of species involved in road kills in South-Central Uganda and their spatial and temporal distribution within South-Central Uganda. Three transects, each 40 km in length, were surveyed. In both wet and dry seasons, surveys were conducted monthly in the morning and afternoon from November 2019 through April 2024. The findings showed that 161 wildlife–vehicle accidents were detected within a four-and-a-half-year period, with 178 animal species involved. These incidents belonged to 12 mammals, five reptiles, two amphibians, and 32 avian families. Our study adds to a better understanding of the impact of roads on wildlife in Africa and is an essential starting point regarding conservation efforts to mitigate these effects. It provides a first summary of species that are frequently found as roadkill in this area of south-central Uganda. This acts as a reference point for future studies.