Browsing Department of Geography by Author "Akello, Gertrude"
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The energy potential of harvested wood fuel by refugees in Northern Uganda
Barasa, Bernard; Turyabanawe, Loy; Akello, Gertrude; Gudoyi, Paul Makoba; Nabatta, Claire; Mulabbi, Andrew (The Scientific World Journal : Hindawi, 2022-02-22)For the last three decades, Uganda has lost considerable natural vegetation cover in the refugee settlements and buffer zones due to the high demand for wood fuel and timber. It is worthy to note that the supplies of wood ... -
Interpreting the effects of sand mining in Lwera wetland using landscape metrics and testing a rehabilitation approach
Akello, Gertrude (Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2018-12)Wetlands are one of the most valuable ecosystems but are fast getting degraded. Increasing threats of environmental degradation to wetlands has driven adoption of ecological rehabilitation as one of the tools for ...