The legal implications of encroachment on wetlands in Uganda:
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Date
2010
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Kampala International University, School of Law
Abstract
The study was designed to establish tbe encroachment on wetlands its legal implications in
Toroma Sub County. The major focus was to find out whether the affected communities were
able to respond to tbe researcher. The descriptive study design was adopted during research;
information was obtained from botb primary and secondary sources.
The questioners were used to get information from tbe respondents to their respective areas of
operation and tbe interviews supplemented tbe information got through questioners. The
research findings revealed high level of encroachment of wetlands botb over grazing, crop
growing, papyrus cutting and tree cutting among all over grazing has resulted into dipper or far
reaching effects which have left land bare where by causing desertification.
To curb down encroachment on wetland in Toroma sub county the government , non
governmental organization and otber stake holders should put emphasis on educating tbe
masses on the importance and tbe values of wetlands and the community should also be told tbe
dangers of encroachment. The enforcement agencies should strengthen tbe laws and
regulations, which is one of the causes of encroachment because of the absence of the law on
the wetlands and the communities should be empowered by giving tbem legal education to tbe
protection of wetland.
Finally those who claim to have been tbe occupants of wetland since time immemorial should
be compensated by the government to vacate the wetlands.
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A project submitted to Kampala International University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the ward of the Degree of Bachelors of laws of Kampala International University
Keywords
Legal implications, Wetlands, Katakwi District, Uganda