Conserving biodiversity in the modernising
farmed landscapes of Uganda

Commercial tea plantations (above) can be a virtual avian desert compared with smaller scale agriculture which has greater structure, more diverse cropping and tall trees (below).

Farming in Uganda in undergoing a massive series of changes. One of the main pillars of the Ugandan governments commitment to eradicate poverty is to modernize farming by improving crop husbandry and increasing farmer access to suitable markets. These changes will inevitably impact on biodiversity.

In April 2005, BTO was awarded a grant by the Darwin Initiative to investigate this problem, determine how the changes in farming will impact on birds, invertebrates and/or plants and devise methods of mitigating some of these negative effects.

Project partners

BTO
Centre for Agri-Environmental Research (Reading Univ.)
Danish Institute for International Studies
Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (MUIENR)
National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)
NatureUganda (MU)
Plan for the Modernisation of Agriculture (PMA)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Uganda Wildlife Society (UWS)
University of Bournemouth

Further background to the project here

The project has its own dedicated website at:
www.uganda-agrobiodiversity.org

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