The Monitor (Kampala)
31 August 2007
DESPITE the many years of poor cultivation methods that have caused environmental degradation in Kigezi, there is hope that the area, once referred to as the Switzerland of Africa, will regain its glory.
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there is a problem in kabale.however much we want to keep a healthy enviroment by conserving ecosystems like wetlands and forests,the people have continously been claiming not to have land especially for cultivation.what if the government encouraged the cultivation of steep slopes with the help of better methods of farming for example use of organic manures,use of fertlizers and soil erosion control? why cant the government also promote eco tourism? "investigations reveal that over population in uganda is exerting pressure on natural resources"
there is a problem in kabale.however much we want to keep a healthy enviroment by conserving ecosystems like wetlands and forests,the people have continously been claiming not to have land especially for cultivation.what if the government encouraged the cultivation of steep slopes with the help of better methods of farming for example use of organic manures,use of fertlizers and soil erosion control? why cant the government also promote eco tourism? "investigations reveal that over population in uganda is exerting pressure on natural resources"