ABSTRACTMacaranga kilimandscharica (Umusekera) family Euphorbiaceae is one among the tree specieswhich occur in Mukura forest reserve which is threatened by local people due to its uses such as fire wood, charcoal , timber ,medicine, and poles for house construction . Despite that, it is being threatened within Mukura forest reserve yet its distribution, density and habitat status are unknown. This study was conducted within Mukura forest to find out the distribution in thediff...
ABSTRACT Slum development has been a major problem in the world especially in developing countries and Africa at large. According to UN-Habitat publication sub Saharan Africa hosts the largest proportion (7 1.9%) of urban population reside in slums. this study was carried out in kibera Nairobi district. The objective of the study included identifying the causes of slum development, the implication of these slum on the environment and what measures are have been put in place to protect the env...
ABSTRACT This dissertation presents the findings of the research conducted in Garissa District. It describes the effects of water availability on community health with the objectives of the study as; to identify the water sources, problems associated with water availability and what can be done to ensure that water is always available and that it has little impact on the productivity of part or whole community. Achieving these objectives would help increase the number of water sources in this...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iiDEDICATION ivACKNOWLEDGEMENT vList of Tables ixList of Plates XList of MapsList of Figures X~List of Acronyms XiiiABSTRACT XivCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction 11.2 Statement of the problem 21.3 Research objectives 31.4 Research questions 31.5 Significance of the study 41.6 Scope of the study 4CHAPTER TWO 5LITERATURE REVIEW 52.0 Introduction 52.1 Activities of nomadic pastoralists 52.2 Impact of burning Grassland zones on environment 52.3 Minimizing fi...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDeclarationApproval iiDedication iiiAcknowledgement ixList of AcronymsTable of contentsList of Tables xiiiList of Figures ixList of PlatesList of mapsAbstract iiCHAPTER ONE1 .0 Introduction1 Background of the study I1.2 Statement of the problem 21.3 Objectives of the study 21 .4 Research Questions 31.5 Scope of the study 31 .6 Significance of the studyCHAPTER TWO2.0 Literature Review 42.1 introduction 12.2 The Value of the Wetlands $2.3 Human activities and wetland degradatio...
ABSTRACTSewage management has become a problem for many developing nations which poses a risk of spread of sanitation related diseases especially among densely populated areas. This study was done to assess the management of municipal waste water with the major objective of generating information which can be used by stakeholders to improve its management so as to safeguard the environment an promote health of Nyakasanga community and the surrounding areas. The target...
ABSTRACTNormally at the absolute bottom of the social strata, whether in rich or poor countries, are theindigenous or native peoples who are generally the least powerful, most neglected groups inthe world.In many countries these indigenous people are repressed by traditional caste systems,discriminatory laws, economics, or prejudice. Unique cultures are disappearing along withbiological diversity as natural habitats are destroyed to satisfy industrialised world appetitesfor resources. Accordi...
4~STRACTIn this 21St century the problem facing rural areas in developingcountries like Tanzania are numerous. Formidable Social andEconomic services are deteriorating and proving to beunsustainable; school enrollment rates are declining, foodsituation is precarious, infant and maternal mortality ratescontinues to be high, unemployment is on the rise, landshortage, triggering off high population which led to the landdegradation.This study investigated the causes and impact of soil erosion ont...
ABSTRACTThe study aimed at establishing the effects of watet scarcity on the livelihoods of the nomadicpastoralists. The study was guided by three objectives that is to say to determine the factorscontributing to water scarcity, to identify the challenges nomads face due to water scarcity and toexamine the adaptation strategies the nomadic pastoralists have adopted to counter waterscarcity. The study was conducted in Kathile Sub County in Kaabong district where the countryhas got most cases o...
ABSTRACTSubsistence agriculture involves the growing of crops and rearing of animals on a small scale for home consumption, use of simple tools and more labour whereas Wetland conservation is aimed at protecting and preserving areas where water exists at or near the Earth’s surface such as swamps, marshes and bog. This study was therefore carried out to assess the extent of Subsistence agriculture and its role on wetland conservation in Bugolobi, Nakawa division. Th...
BSTRACTThe study aimed at establishing the effects of watet scarcity on the livelihoods of the nomadicpastoralists. The study was guided by three objectives that is to say to determine the factorscontributing to water scarcity, to identify the challenges nomads face due to water scarcity and toexamine the adaptation strategies the nomadic pastoralists have adopted to counter waterscarcity. The study was conducted in Kathile Sub County in Kaabong district where the countryhas got most cases of...
ABSTRACTSolid wastes are materials that have been discarded from the material flow pattern because they lack value to the owner.Solid waste management systems are a group of related, proved and effective tools that work together as a whole to reduce the volume of solid wastes from the generation points, storage, collection, treatment, recycling or reusing and disposing off the remaining waste material in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local aesthetics ...
ABSTRACTThe main purpose of this study was to find out the causes of wetland degradation in JinjaDistrict, Uganda. The study covered the awareness of the people on wetlands; the valuesof the ecosystems; and the impacts of wetland’ degradation, so as to come up withstrategies for better management and conservation of the Lake Victoria wetlands.This study found that wetland degradation was attributed to by anthropogenic factorsincluding industrial pollution, over-harvesting, dumping, introduc...
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to understand the phenomenon of wetlanddegradation on the environment in Rukungiri District Nyaruzinga Parish withsome references made to neighbouring parishes.The study was guided by four objectives that is; to find out the causes of wetlanddegradation, identify the consequences of wetland degradation on theenvironment, to find out what has been done to minimize the consequences andto recommend and suggest possible solutions on how to control wetlanddegra...