The Uganda Atlas

Karamoja lean cattle and sorghum garden

NEMA 2008

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Bush burning in Karamoja plains, North Eastern Uganda (2008). Karamoja is a dry pastoral-nomadic region that is facing problems of land degradation and severe shortages of pasture and water. Inset: Karamoja lean cattle and sorghum garden.

Pine trees planted by Kaharo Friends of the Environment Association in Kabale District, under the NEMA Districts Micro Projects Support Programme (2007). L-R: Mr. Paul Sabiti, District Environment Officer, Kabale, poses with the Chairman of the Association in front of the pine trees.

Kapchorwa terrain on the slopes of Mt. Elgon in Kapchorwa District, Eastern Uganda (2008). Kapchorwa suffers from recent deforestation that sparked off severe soil erosion and land degradation.

NEMA 2001

Drylands of Nakasongola in the cattle corridor (2008). The trees known for producing strong charcoal and firewood were recently depleted mainly for commercial charcoal burning.

Innovations in improved land productivity and nutrition: ‘Basket gardening’ is commonly used by communities as ‘back-yard gardening’ as well as an alternative to land scarcity situations to ensure sustainable nutrition.

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