Mapping of Overlaps of Medium to Large Private Sector Investments and Great Ape Habitat in the Albertine Rift, Western Uganda - Denis Kyongera, September 2015

1. Research findings presented by:
Kyongera Denis (Makerere Univ.)
BSc Conservation Biology (Honours)
MSc in Zoology (Wildlife Option): 2013-2015
September 2015
Mapping of Overlaps of Medium to Large
Private Sector Investments and Great Ape
Habitat in the Albertine Rift, Western Uganda

2. General objective:
Assess potential impact of private sector investments on
the habitats of great ape in order to identify areas to
examine conservation/development issues
What I did:
1. Mapped great apes habitats in Western Uganda;
2. Mapped existing and planned medium to large private
sector investments;
3. Mapped areas of impact of private sector investment on
great ape habitats.
Objectives

3. Albertine Rift Study Area

4. Land cover/use class Area in Km2 Percentage
Great apes habitat coverage
(protected and non protected):
1. Tropical high Forest 4,328 7.1
2. Degraded Forest 1,443 2.4
Sub total 5,771 9.5
Large scale investments (crops):
1. Sugar cane plantation 147 0.2
2. Tea plantation 144 0.2
3. Rice Plantation 59 0.1
Subtotal 350 0.5
Planted forestry:
1. Broad Leaved Plantation 16 0
2. Coniferous Plantation 76 0.1
Subtotal 92 0.2
Other land cover/use types: 48,548 79.6
Grand Total 60974 100
Land cover/land use in the Albertine Rift

5. Enterprise infrastructure in and around great ape habitat
Type of Investment No. sites
Agricultural enterprises
Tea factories 18
Cotton Ginneries 5
Coffee factories 46
Cocoa factory 1
Dairy 22
Commercial farms 10
Horticulture 2
Saw Mills 10
Research centers 2
Tree planting 1
Irrigation sites 1
Fish processing plants 14
Sub total 132
Tourism Infrastructure 32
Grand total 164
Summary of mapped
investments

6. Sugar plantations
associated with
Budongo Forest
Reserve
Forest Reserve - green
Sugar - orange

7. Tea and rice plantations
around protected areas
Forests Reserves - green
Tea – yellow
Rice - pick

8. Forests Reserves - green
Tea - yellow
Tea plantations
associated with
Kalinzu and Kasyoha-
Kitomi Forest
Reserves

9. Planned private
sector investments
in the southern
section of Albertine
Region

10. Conclusions
Private sector investments overlap or are in close
proximity with great apes habitat.
Overlap zones could threaten great apes habitats.
Overlap zones therefore need to be a focus for
conservation of great apes.
Overlap zones create potential for positive conservation
actions.
Collaboration between private sector and conservation
partners is required to conserve great apes habitat.

11. THANK YOU
Floor open to discussions