COURSE; BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT.
COURSE UNIT; CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(EST:223)
TASK; ASSIGNMENT
LECTURER; Ms. KATHUNGU
SEMESTER; TWO, YEAR TWO
NAMES REGISTRATION NUMBER SIGN
AGABA APHRA 11/U/7638/BMD/PD
NAKABUGO MARGRET 11/U/7727/BMD/PD
LUBEGA NORBERT 11/U/7705/BMD/PD
KALIFA MUHAMMAD 11/U/106/BMD/GV
TURYATUNGA DENIS 11/U/7781/BMD/PD
Question;
Discuss Uganda’s position in conservation management.
A conservation management system (CMS) is a procedure for maintaining a species or habitat in a particular state. It is a means whereby humankind secures wildlife in a favourable condition for contemplation, education or research, in perpetuity. It is an important topic in cultural ecology, where conservation management counterbalances the unchecked exploitative management of natural resources. Conservation management systems are vital for turning sustainable development strategies into successful operations.
It can also mean The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them. Conservation is generally held to include the management of human use of natural resources for current public benefit and sustainable social and economic utilization
Conservation management implies the control of environmental and socioeconomic factors in order: * to make more efficient use of materials, * to recycle materials and energy that are vital to human survival, * to restore derelict land * and to maintain the capacity of ecosystems, which are the basis of all economies, to
References: 1) NEMA (National Environmental Management Authority).2004. State of environment report for uganda ,2004/05. Kampala, Uganda. 2) NEMA (National Environmental Management Authority).2007. State of environment report for uganda ,2006/07. Kampala, Uganda. 3) NEMA (National Environmental Management Authority).2008. State of environment report for uganda ,2008. Kampala, Uganda. 4) NEMA (National Environmental Management Authority).2010. State of environment report for uganda ,2010. Kampala, Uganda.