Lake Nakuwa Wetland System is a wetland found in the south-eastern part of the Kyoga system covering the districts of Kamuli District, Pallisa District and Soroti District in Eastern Uganda. The wetland is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Pallisa town.[1][2][3]It covers an area of 911.5 km².[4]
It is associated with a number of satellite lakes and a swamp system containing papyrus which is used for making mats, thatching, and crafts as well as cichlid species and fish taxa.[5] The wetland plays a role in flood prevention and water purification, as well as ground-water recharge.[6] It is also used for bird watching.[7]
LakeNakuwaWetlandSystem is a wetland found in the south-eastern part of the Kyoga system covering the districts of Kamuli District, Pallisa District...
surveys of Lake Bisina, Lake Opeta, Lake Mburo and Nakivali wetlandssystems. Kampala, Uganda, Nature Uganda. pp. 75–84. "Lake Bisina WetlandSystem". Ramsar...
the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific...
introduced. "Lake Nabugabo wetlandsystem". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018. Road distance between Masaka and Lake Nabugabo with...
Extensive wetlands fed by a complex system of streams and rivers surround the lakes. Its extensions include; Lake Kwania, Lake Bisina, lake Bugondo and Lake Opeta...
Lake Opeta is a lake with an extensive wetlandsystem in Uganda. The wetland lies south of the Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve and serves as a dry-season refuge...
species live in the region of Lake Victoria, and some of these are closely associated with the lake itself and the nearby wetlands. Among these are the hippopotamus...
deepest lake, Bunyonyi decreases by two metres". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2019-05-09. Maclean, Ilya. (2003). Social and economic use of wetland resources :...
Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula in a village called Kasanje.It covers an area of 2424 ha and...
District Kiruhura District "Lake Mburo-Nakivali WetlandSystem". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018. "Lake Mburo National Park". New...
the park has Africa's third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers. The park is known for its beautiful plant life. Rwenzori...
Park. List of national parks of Uganda "Murchison Falls-Albert Delta WetlandSystem". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018. Google...
to translocate giraffes from Kenya's Lake Nakuru National Park. One female died in the holding facility in Lake Nakuru. Two females and one male were...
after the rain has ended. Zone 2: The zone found on both sides of the wetlands. It is 808ha in size, with most of the trees removed and replaced by a...
ecological features. As a key component of Uganda's Central Forest Reserves system, Mafuga Central Forest Reserve plays a crucial role in conservation efforts...
Nyabyeya Central Forest Reserve as a component of the Central Forest Reserve system. All 506 of Uganda's Central Forest Reserves, which together comprise around...
Lutembe Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria. Lutembe Bay is located in Wakiso District and covers areas of Katabi, Kajjansi and Makindye Ssabagabo...
(June 2000). "Protected Area Planning in the Tropics: Uganda's National System of Forest Nature Reserves". Conservation Biology. 14 (3): 858–875. doi:10...
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