A characterization of the drivers, pressures, ecosystem functions and services of Namatala wetland, Uganda

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-57

  Namaalwa, S ^a   Van dam, A A ^b   Funk, A ^c   Ajie, G S ^b,d   Kaggwa, R C ^a  

^a National Water and Sewerage Corporation   (Uganda)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c Wassercluster biologische station lunz   (Austria)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Namatala wetland; Papyrus; Sustainable use of wetlands; Water quality; Wetland agriculture

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; POLICY; POPULATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

CYPERUS PAPYRUS;

EID: 84890210434     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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