Browsing Brage NMBU by Subject "Uganda"
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Anthropocene conservation : governing environmental change, biodiversity and local resistance at Mount Elgon, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012-10-04)This thesis examines the manner in which the global context of anthropogenic environmental change influences the nature of conservation governance at one specific protected area: Mount Elgon National Park (MENP) in Uganda. ... -
Assessing the feasibility of a solar water heating system in rural Uganda
(Master thesis, 2019)Energy in rural Uganda is often a limited and expensive commodity where as much as 80% of the population lives in rural areas. Biomass is the traditional source of energy and accounts for more than 80% of the energy used ... -
Beyond seed security responses : impacts of seed programmes on seed security, food security and income generation of small-scale farmers in Malawi and Uganda
(Master thesis, 2021)Seeds are essential inputs for small-scale farmers' agricultural activities, but farmers' seed access is limited in developing countries. The theory of change proposes that through seeds, farmers could improve productivity ... -
Effects of termites (Macrotermes) and large Herbivores on exotic and native tre species in Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2014-08-21)Both termites and large herbivores are important to ecological processes in the African savannah. Termites and large herbivores contribute to spatial heterogeneity in distinct ways. Large herbivores facilitate tree ... -
Encroachment, Evictions and Resettlement Policies In Uganda : A case study of Mount Elgon Communities
(Master thesis, 2014-08-13)Many protected areas have been encroached in different forms like for, land for settlement, agriculture, grazing, fruits gathering, hunting, tree cutting and other forest resources by surrounding communities and this has ... -
Final appraisal of the Mt. Elgon Regional Ecosystem Conservation Programme (MERECP)
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The Global Energy Feed-in-Tariff's influence on Uganda's energy transition
(Master thesis, 2021)Achieving green energy transitions in developing countries through neo liberal interventions requires trade-offs of risks that may negatively impact energy access and electricity development. The aim of this study is to ... -
Healthcare seeking behaviour, barriers in accessing medicines, and coping strategies in Africa : evidence from Koboko District, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012-08-06)Despite free healthcare in public facilities, access to medicines is a serious problem in Uganda. Unavailability of drugs in the public sector, high prices in the private sector, and the absence of a national insurance ... -
Illegal timber trade and REDD+ Interface in Eastern Africa : a pilot
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Implementing new governance strategies for protected ares : Analysis of the transboundary conservation program on Mt ELgon in Uganda and Kenya
(Master thesis, 2011-11-16)This thesis aim to examine the process of how a transboundary protected area management strategy (TBPAM) is introduced and implemented, using the case of Mt. Elgon in Kenya and Uganda. TBPAM has received much attention ... -
Market development for a sustainable transition to bioenergy in Uganda
(PhD thesis;2023:15, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Access and use of clean energy persist as a grand societal challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) without obvious solutions. This adversely affects other social-technical systems of society like health, education, climate ... -
The making of...CSR decisions : behind the scenes of Tullow's CSR Program in Kaiso-Tonya, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012-08-07)Throughout the last decades, the yet-evolving concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) received a lot of attention from researchers, governments, civil society and businesses. Whereas the rationale for doing CSR ... -
Utilization of termitaria vegetation by translocated Rothchild's giraffe
(Master thesis, 2018)Patches of high quality resources are important in many African savannahs. A source of this heterogeneity are mounds build by termites (termitaria). The soils and vegetation of termitaria have in many cases been found to ...