Impacts of land use and land cover change in response to different driving forces in Uganda: evidence from a review
Justine Kilama Luwa, Yazidhi Bamutaze, Jackson-Gilbert Majaliwa Mwanjalolo, Daniel Waiswa, Petter Pilesjö, Espoir Mukengere Bagula
Abstract
This reviewe of Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) studies in Uganda indicates agriculture, forest, grassland, and woodland as the major land use and land cover types. Central Uganda is the most studied region (15%), followed by western (14), eastern (10), and northern Uganda (3). District scale studies were (48%), catchment (19%), forest (17%), national (10%), and park (7%). Landsat 30 m and remote sensing was most used (93%) . Population is the leadingdrivers of LULCC. The impacts of LULCC are site specific and includes reduction of: tree cover and species composition; water quality and quantity; and soil quality.