Livelihood Diversification Strategies and Soil Erosion on Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda: A Socio-Economic Perspective

Mugagga, Frank; Buyinza, Mukadasi; Kakembo, Vincent

doi:10.3923/erj.2010.272.280

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“…Nearly 80 % of the Ugandan population relies on land and agriculture for their primary livelihoods (NEMA, 2007;Mugagga et al, 2010;Mugagga et al, 2012). However, the agriculture resource base has been both shrinking and degrading with the increasing population pressure and marginal lands with very steep slopes increasingly being brought under cultivation.…”

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Land tenure and soil conservation practices on the slopes of Mt Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda

Mugagga¹

2013

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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Property rights have been noted to increasingly play a central role in the management of land resources. This paper examines the implications of land tenure on soil conservation on the slopes of Mt Elgon, Eastern Uganda. Primary data were obtained through household surveys and field observations conducted in Tsekululu Sub County, Bubulo County, Manafwa District, Eastern Uganda between September and December 2012. The sampled parishes were stratified according to their distance from the Park boundary. SPSS (16) was used to compute descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. Check dams and gulley controls were the most common structural measures adopted by farmers in all the three sites, although, overall the level of adoption by park-adjacent communities was lower compared to distant ones, whose reluctance to invest in long term conservation techniques is attributable to the tenure insecurity, while the high adoption rate by distant communities is owed to the transferability, alienability, exclusivity and enforceability rights that secure private land. Thus, a policy environment that guarantees tenure security of park adjacent farmers could help in incentivizing investment in soil conservation. Success thereof will be achieved if the politicians, Park Authorities and local communities jointly participate in their design and implementation.

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Land tenure and soil conservation practices on the slopes of Mt Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda

Mugagga¹

2013

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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“…The Park Authorities face challenges of limited resources, rugged terrain, and limited staff to control encroachment by communities (Hinchely et al, 2000;Mugagga et al, 2012). Political interference is also the major challenge in controlling encroachment on the National Park (Mugagga et al, 2010). The tree plantations which were intended to serve as alternative sources for forest products that were formerly got from natural forest (Hinchely et al, 2000) are often harvested within a short period thereby compromising expansion.…”

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“…However, it tends to lose its fertility in a few years, prompting further clearing of more forest (Ronell 1995). The intact forest is normally encroached by local communities because of poverty, diversification of livelihoods, need for land for cultivation, and settlement (Buyinza et al, 2008;Majaliwa et al, 2010;Mugagga et al, 2010). The impact of settlement pressures on forest cover around Mt.…”

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“…Elgon exerts pressure on the free woodlots for more land for settlement, grazing and cultivation (UBOS, 2001). Studies reveal heavy encroachment on park environment by the communities for agriculture (Muwanga et al, 2001;Breugelmans, 2003;Bamutaze., 2004;Glade and Crozier, 2004;Kitutu et al, 2004;Knapen et al, 2006;Nabalegwa, 2008: Kitutu et al, 2009;Mugagga et al, 2010;Mugagga et al, 2012). The Park Authorities face challenges of limited resources, rugged terrain, and limited staff to control encroachment by communities (Hinchely et al, 2000;Mugagga et al, 2012).…”

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“…It is estimated that 50-80% of the total earth's system's carbon stock is found in the top 1.5 m below the ground (Walker and Desanker, 2004;Ryan et al, 2011). However, deforestation and rapid population growth rates have led to reduced fallow periods and widespread degradation on the slopes of Mount Elgon (Muwanga et al, 2001;Breugelmans, 2003;Bamutaze, 2004;Glade and Crozier, 2004;Kitutu et al, 2004;Knapen et al, 2006;Nabalegwa, 2008: Kitutu et al, 2009;Mugagga et al, 2010;Barasa and Kakembo, 2013). It is noteworthy that mountain ecosystems are particularly sensitive to International Journal of Regional Development ISSN 2373-9851 2015 anthropogenic impacts and the loss of vegetation cover inevitably alters mountain hydrology and has implications for local and regional climate variability (Beniston, 2003;IPCC, 2007a,b;Mugagga et al, 2011).…”

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The Effect of Land Use on Carbon Stocks and Implications for Climate Variability on the Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda

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We investigated the impact of land use change on carbon stocks and its implications to climate variability in Mountain environments. Remotely sensed biophysical data was used to determine the extent of land use change over the last two decades. Land uses were stratified thus; forest under restoration, woodlots/plantations, agricultural land, regenerating forest and intact forest. Carbon in above and below ground biomass was measured using the allometric equations, whilst soil samples were analyzed for total carbon by the dry combustion method. The differences in carbon stocks in various land uses were analyzed using Analysis of variance (ANOVA). Top soil layers (0-10cm) were found to store more carbon than the deeper ones. Furthermore, intact forest stored more soil organic carbon (> 45t/ha) compared to other land uses with the least in land under agriculture (about 1.5 t/ha). The decimation of land uses with high carbon stocks was noted to reduce the potential of Mt. Elgon as a carbon sink. This therefore calls for the scaling out and up of forest restoration programmes in and

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Livelihood Diversification Strategies and Soil Erosion on Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda: A Socio-Economic Perspective

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Land tenure and soil conservation practices on the slopes of Mt Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda

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