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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF FORESTRY, ENVIRONMENT AND

GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, BIODIVERSITY &

TOURISM

MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN FORESTRY

Submitted to National Council for Higher Education for Accreditation

March 2011

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Admissions ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 3. Application Procedure ................................................................................................................................. 1 4. Regulations for Master of Science Degree Programmes ................................................................ 1 5. Course Work and Research Requirements .......................................................................................... 1 6. Examinations ................................................................................................................................................... 2 7. Course Outline ................................................................................................................................................. 4

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1. Introduction The School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences offers advanced training aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills of graduate trainees in forestry and allied resources management, utilisation and conservation. Postgraduate study leads to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, as well as Diplomas and Certificates for short courses mainly designed for in-service trainees. Specialised course work and research opportunities are offered by School’s Departments of Forestry, Biodiversity and Tourism as well as other relevant Departments and Institutes at Makerere University.

2. Admissions Admission into a programme of postgraduate study requires consideration of an applicant’s credentials by the Faculty Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee and their recommendation to the School of Postgraduate Studies.

3. Application Procedure The School of Postgraduate Studies provides an application form for postgraduate admissions. Application and reference letter forms can also be downloaded from the School’s web page: http://ww2.mak.ac.ug/graduateschool/. Requests for information on admissions and fees should be addressed to the Director, School of Postgraduate Studies, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda; Tel.: + 256 41 530 983, Fax: + 256 41 533 809; E-mail: [email protected].

4. Regulations for Master of Science Degree Programmes Eligibility A candidate with a Bachelors degree of at least lower second division or its equivalent from a recognized University in any of the following natural sciences and humanities disciplines: Forestry, Agriculture, Environment management, Veterinary medicine, Rural economics, Sociology, Biological Science, Geography and any other related sciences, will be eligible to undertake a Master of Science degree in Forestry or Agroforestry. Applicants with qualifications other than these must demonstrate academic growth. In addition, the general minimum entrance requirements and regulations of Makerere University must be satisfied.

5. Course Work and Research Requirements Masters studies shall comprise course work and research, both carried out in not less than 12 months and no more than 24 months. The course work plan for the Masters degree shall depend on satisfactory completion of at least 8 courses (21 course units): 6 core courses and two electives depending on the candidate's research interest. All masters degree programme students are also required to present at least one seminar before completing their degree programme. A course unit is 1 contact hour per week per semester. Courses, which are considered relevant and beneficial to the candidate, may be selected from other Makerere University Departments and Institutes. Postgraduate courses are numbered in a 600 series, preceded by a departmental code, such as FM, FB, CF and FP. Postgraduate course work may be of two types: i. formal courses: lectures, seminars, laboratory and/or field practical work;

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ii. programmed self study course involving sequential reading lists, where the student will meet the lecturer at intervals for discussion and/or paper reading seminars; laboratory and/or field practical work may also be required. Course units selection will be in consultation with the students supervisor.

Course work may be waived by Senate on recommendation of the Faculty Board for candidates who have completed equivalent postgraduate course work at another University without having received any academic award. In such cases the registration requirement for research and final examination will be a minimum of one year. The course units shall normally be concentrated in one academic year, except in cases recommended by the Faculty Board and approved by Senate. Six months after registration, a candidate shall submit, for the approval of the Faculty Board, an outline of the special study or research proposal. A proposal may be declined if: (a) it is irrelevant to the study objectives or the study has already been done; (b) it cannot profitably be studied under the supervision of this University or outside the University which is acceptable to Senate, or; (c) the proposed conditions of work are unsatisfactory. A candidate for the Masters degree shall undertake advanced study, and/or research, with guidance of a supervisor(s) appointed by the Faculty Board and approved by the Senate. Candidates mainly away from the University must maintain a close communication with the Faculty and the supervisor(s). Resident graduate students must attend Faculty Research Colloquia and seminars in the relevant fields of study.

6. Examinations Satisfactory completion of the required course units will be based on examinations given during and/or at the end of each course. The final examination shall consist of satisfactory completion of a research project and a University examination and one or more written papers. A student must pass all the courses in the first year before proceeding to the next academic year. No student shall be allowed to sit for an examination at the end of each course if he/she fails to attend lectures, seminars or undertake assignments for the course. If a student requires to discontinue registration after completing course work but before the final examination, a certificate of attendance may be awarded. To be awarded M. Sc. degree the candidate must have a minimum grade point average (G.P.A.) of 3.0. Examination results shall be graded as follows:

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Marks (%)

Letter Grades

Grade Points Interpretation

90 – 100 A+ 5.0 Exceptional

80 - 89 A 5.0 Excellent

75 - 79.9 B+ 4.5 Very Good

70 - 74.9 B 4.0 Good

65 - 96.9 C+ 3.5 Fairly Good

60 - 64.9 C 3.0 Fair

55 - 59.9 D+ 2.5 Pass

50 - 54.9 D 2.0 Marginal Pass

45 - 49.9 E 1.5 Marginal Fail

40 - 44.9 E- 1.0 Clear Fail

Below 40 F 0.5 Bad Fail

The pass grade point per course will be 3.0; i.e. 60% The final examination for Masters degree candidates shall be a viva voce defense of a written dissertation. The Viva voce examination plus such other examinations must all be passed in order to qualify for the degree award. Candidates may present themselves for examination in any subject only once, except for special reasons to be approved by the University Senate. At least six months before thesis presentation, a candidate shall give notice in writing to the University Registrar with the topic of the proposed thesis. If accepted by the University, a thesis shall bear the inscription "Dissertation approved for the degree of Master of Science in Forestry or Agroforestry of Makerere University" and accompanied by a declaration of the Senate stating that it has not been submitted for a degree in any other University. A candidate shall be discontinued if he/she: (a) fails more than two course unit examinations

(b) fails a supplementary/re-take examination

(c) fails after a re-submission of the dissertation of thesis

(d) deliberately presents forged or non-original work.

(e) Fails to submit a thesis within 4 years without a valid reason.

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7. Course Outline Year 1 CU LH TH PH CH

Semester I

Core Courses

FOM 7101 Applied Statistics and Biometrics 4 45 30 - 60

FOM 7102 Natural Resource Economics 4 45 - 30 60

FBM 7101 Advanced Silviculture 4 45 - 30 60

FNC 7101 Graduate Seminars 4 - 60 - 60

Electives

FOM 7103 Land Use Planning & Watershed Management 4 45 - 30 60

FBM 7102 Advanced Forest Soils 4 45 30 - 60

FPE 7101 Forest Products 4 45 30 - 60

CFE 7102 Agroforestry Systems, Practices and Technologies 4 45 - 30 60

CFE 7103 Dryland Agroforestry 4 45 - 30 60

CFE 7104 Advanced Community Forestry 4 45 - 30 60

SOS 7101 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 4 45 30 - 60

Semester II

Core Courses

FOM 7201 Forestry Resource Assessment 4 45 30 - 60

FBM 7201 Tropical Forest Ecology and Management 4 45 - 30 60

CFE 7201 Forestry Research Methods 4 45 30 - 60

FNC 7201 Graduate Seminars 4 - 120 - 60

Electives

FOM 7202 Natural Resource Management 4 45 - 30 60

FOM 7203 Environment Management 4 45 - 30 60

FOM 7204 Forestry Business Management 4 45 30 - 60

F0M 7205 Natural Resources Project Planning and

Management

4 45 - 30 60

FBM 7202 Tree/Crop Improvement 4 45 - 30 60

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FBM 7203 Advanced Biodiversity Conservation 4 45 - 30 60

FPE 7201 Forest Harvesting Systems 4 45 30 - 60

CFE 7202 Gender Issues in Forestry 4 45 - 30 60

CFE 7203 Forestry Education and Extension 4 45 30 - 60

CFE 7204 Advanced Forestry for Rural Development 4 45 - 30 60

Year 2

Research and thesis write up 5 - 30 100 65

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Core courses for MSc. Forestry Semester one Course code and name: FOM 7101Applied Statistics and Biometrics Course Description The course will enable students to correctly state hypotheses for their research, identify

appropriate statistical tests used to test the hypothesis for a population proportion or mean.

The course will enable students to design experiments and social surveys, analyse data and effectively interpret the results.

To equip students with the statistical knowledge that enables them to effectively execute scientific research in forestry

To acquaint students with the ability to statistically analyze data and make conclusions based on the results

Objectives To provide students with background knowledge in research design and statistical

techniques employed in social and biological sciences; To identify a suitable statistical method for analyzing any type of data and correctly

interpret results. Learning Outcomes Students will be able to apply appropriate research designs and statistical analysis to

social and biological research and /or future research work Students will be able to identify a suitable statistical method for analyzing any type of

data and correctly interpret results. Course Outline Use of statistics in forestry ; Organization and description of data Review of basic statistics. Sampling techniques Experimental designs: complete randomized design, randomized block design, Latin

square design, Designs with factorial treatment structure, split-plots Data transformation Hypothesis formulation and testing Correlation and Regression Analysis of categorical data Generalised linear modelling Non-parametric inference Multivariate analysis; Cluster analysis, ordination, principle component analysis,

pattern analysis, canonical analysis Use of statistical packages in analysing forestry and economic data

Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH

Mode of assessment Continuous assessment (coursework, test) = 40%

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University examinations = 60% Basic Reading List Clarke, G.M and Cooke, D. 2004. A Basic Course in Statistics. Oxford University Press. New

York. Johnson, R.A. and Bhattacharyya, G.K. 2006. Statistics. Principles and Methods. 5th ed. John

Wiley & Sons USA. Mead, R.Curnow, R.N and Hasted, A.M. 1993. Statistical methods in Agricultural and

Experimental biology 2nd, Chapman and Hall. Nardi, P.M. (2002). Doing survey research: A guide to quantitative research methods. Allyn

and Bacon publishers. Walpole, R.E. and Myers, R.H. (1989). Probability and statistics for engineers and scientists. Macmillan Inc. Fruend, J.E. (1992). Mathematical Statistics. Prentice Hall

Course code and name FOM 7102 Natural Resource Economics Course Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

(i) Apply the principles of micro-economics to natural resources (ii) Use various project investment analysis tools (iii) Analyze the development of the natural resource sector

Course Outline Micro and Macro economic theories in natural resource utilization; Project investment analysis of cost-benefit analysis in natural resource project; Decision making criteria; Production units and natural resources; Natural resource sector development process. Profits and equity in natural resources. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH

Mode of assessment Continuous assessment (coursework, test) = 40% University examinations = 60%

Time needed to complete On average each topic requires a total 5 hours: 2 hours of lectures and discussions, 2 hours reading assignments and 1 hour of individual presentations. Basic Reading list Hirshleifen, J. (1980). Price theory and application. PHI Dixon, J.A. and Sherman, P.B. (1990). Economics of protected areas: A new look at

benefits and costs. East-West Center. McNeedy, J.A. (1988). Economics and Biological diversity. IUCN. Jacobs, M. (1993). The Green economy. UBC Press

Price C., (1989). Theory and Application of Forest Economics. Basil Blackwell.

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Price C. (1993). Time, discounting and Value. Blackwell. Dasgupta, A.K. & Pearce, D.W. (1981). Cost Benefit Analysis: Theory and Practice.

Macmillan, London. http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/economics Turner, R.K. (1993). Sustainable Environmental Economics and Management. Belhaven. Pearce, D.W. and Turner, R.K. (1990). Economics of natural resources and the

Environment. Harvester. UNIDO. (1978). Guide to practical project appraisal. Social benefit cost analysis in

developing countries. UN Pearce, D.W., Bardier, E. and Markandya, A. (1990). Sustainable development. Earthscan. Harvey, C. (1981). Macroeconomics for Africa. Heineman. Honey, M. (1999). Ecotourism and sustainable development. Island Press. Turnhana, D. (2000). African perspectives: Practices and policies supporting sustainable

development. Scandinavian Seminar College. De Rivero, D. (2001). The myth of development: Global issues Nabanoga, G.N. and Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.S. (2001). Effect of household endowment

and entitlement on sustainability of natural forests. International Forestry Review 3(1) 34-41.

Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.S. (1999). Profitability of eucalyptus growing in Busiro, Mpigi District, Uganda. http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/econ

Namaalwa, J., Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.S. and Hofstad, O. (2001). The profitability of deforestation in Uganda. International Forestry Review 3(4) 299-306.

Young, M.D. (1992). Sustainable investment and resource use. NAB-UNESCO. Dixon, A.J., Scura, L.F., Carpenter, R.A. and Sherman, P.B. (1996). Economic analysis of

environmental impacts. Asian Development Bank and World Bank. Earthscan Publishers.

Course code and name FBM 7101 Advanced Silviculture Course outline Tropical forest management trends and evolution of silvicultural systems; Manipulation of forest stands to satisfy defined objectives of management; Plantation silviculture: Plant production: yield and wood quality; Natural forest silviculture: the biophysical condition of a forest stand; species patterns; species composition dynamics; Forest harvesting as a major silvicultural tool; Silvicultural methods and forest values: timber, wildlife habitat conservation; recreation and landscape forestry; Silviculture for multiple use forestry; Agri-silviculture; Silvicultural experimentation. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH


Time needed to complete On average each topic requires a total 5 hours: 2 hours of lectures and discussions, 2 hours reading assignments and 1 hour of individual presentations.

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Course code and Name FNC 7101 Graduate Seminars Course Objective To teach masters students on presentation skills and building their confidence Course description Seminar topics focused on contemporary issues in environment and natural resources will be allocated to each student who will then carry out extensive library search followed by a presentation to peers and academic staff. For students who have accumulated substantial data from their research, this will be a presentation and discussion of their progress. Learning objective By the end of the course students should be able to search for scientific literature, analyse it and use it scientific write up and communication. Time needed to complete each item in course Two hours per week Mode of delivery Individual student presentation and discussions

Mode of assessment Assessment of quality of quality of presentation by the panel of experts during presentation and giving feedback to the lecturer who in turn discusses with the student concerned Basic reading list Not applicable Electives for MSc. Forestry( Semester one) FM 7103 Land Use Planning and Watershed Management Course Description Course objectives To equip the students with advanced knowledge in land use planning and watershed

management. To equip students with knowledge and skills to identify and evaluate land use and

watershed problems and develop practical solutions to them. To provide opportunity for students to source, analyse and critique published

information on land use planning and watershed management. Course outline Definitions and introduction; Uganda’s Land resources and Use; land Use types; Land Tenure and Systems; Land Management/Husbandry; Land Reform and Land Use Planning; Land Evaluation; Systems of Land Evaluation; Land Policy and Land Use Policy; Watershed Management: Strategies and Response to Problems; Multiple-Use Watershed Management

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Basic Reading list Bonnel, M., Hufschmidt, M.M. & Gladwell, J.S. (Eds.) 1993. Hydrology and Water

Management in the Tropics UNESCO, Paris & Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Brooks, K.N., Ffolliot, P.F., Gegersen, H.M. & Thames, J.L. 1991. Hydrology and the management of watersheds Iowa State University Press, Ames, USA. Henderon-Setters, A. & Robinson, P.J. 1986. Contemporary Climatology Longman

Scientific and Technical Ltd., Harlow, Essex, UK. McIveen, R. Fundamental of Weather & Climate. 2nd Edition. 1992. Chapman and Hall,

London, UK. Mitchell, B. (Ed.). 1990. Integrated water management: International experiences and perspectives Belhaven, London, UK. Newson, M. 1994. Hydrology and the River Environment. Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK. Pereira, H.C. Pereira, H.C. 1989. Policy and practice in the management of watersheds.

Belhaven, London, UK. Singh, V.P. (Eds.). 1995. Environmental Hydrology Kluwer Academic Publishers, London. Ward, R.C. & Robinson, M. 1990. Principles of Hydrology. McGraw-Hill Book C. Ltd., London. Journals: Land Use and Policy, Agriculture, Environment, Ecosystems; Journal of Water Resources Management Course code and name CFE 7104 Advanced Community Forestry Course Objectives Upon completion of the course, students should be able to; Assess the potential of community forestry work within a wide (social, market,

political and environmental) context Identify the mechanisms by which competing claims on tree resources are

materialized.

Specific skills that students will acquire include:

Capability to use and analyse models of the links between forest/tree resources and rural economy.

Ability to recommend effective institutional mechanisms for solving tree resource allocation conflicts amidst growing resource pressures and demands.

Develop adaptive and integrated plans for implementation of sustainable community forestry projects and programmes using participatory approaches and tools.

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Ability to assess the effectiveness and consequences (economic and socio-political) of forestry policies, reforms agendas related to community forestry.

Formulate mechanisms for effective stakeholder empowerment and group formation to share experiences and lessons learned from community forest / tree management activities.

Course Outline Principles and concepts

Definitions and concepts: Community, Social, Agroforestry, Farm forestry Why Community forestry? Basic principles of community forestry Evolution of community forestry & social values Changing social values and industrial forestry. Community forestry experiences from the Asia-Pacific Region

2. Off-farm tree management Policy framework to support on-farm tree management Alley farming: Have resource poor farmers benefited? Socio-economic factors affecting adoptability Local knowledge and customary practices

3. Access and Rights to Forest Products and Land for Local people Village level issues of land and tree tenure Distribution of Rights between Governments and Forest Users Distribution of Rights among communities of Forest Users Distribution of Rights within communities of Forest Users Property rights, Access, ownership, control, governance: Who has user rights What happens when resources become valuable? Private land forestry policy and silvicultural Activities Conflict management Case studies of conflict resolution and public involvement

4. Community-based Organizations for Forest management Working with forest communities Developing a community-based organization Differing levels of autonomy Forging Institutional Linkages: Vertical and Horizontal How fit are local organizations to govern forest sector? Decentralisation as a means to strengthen the power of local communities

5. Common property resources and regimes Tragedy of the commons and wastelands Sustainability, environmental integrity, population growth challenges Institutional requirements for sustainancy Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management Domestication of Wild Woodland tree species

6. Multiple-Use Management of the Forest Resource Agroforestry Farm Forestry: Past and Present Management of Natural Woodland Natural Forest Regeneration Non-Timber Forest Products

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7. Economics of Forest products & forest systems Potential of forest products activities to contribute to rural incomes Patterns of change in forest product activities Forestry investment analysis at household level Traditional economic values and non-traditional economic values for forests Marketing issues Value of indigenous knowledge in forest sector & livelihoods

8. Strategies and Approaches and their Implications to community forestry programs

Collaborative management Joint forest management Community-based forest management Protected Area Management Participatory watershed management

9. Policy and legislation New Forest Policy: Conservation and development Forest policies and legislation Decentralization and devolution Good forest governance Non-timber forest products: Policy perspectives Challenges to Community forestry Programs

10. Social Research in Community forestry Role of research in community forestry Research priorities PRA methodologies: development & research methods



Basic Reading list Alen W. L. and Mbaya S. (2001). Land, People and Forests in Eastern and Southern Africa at

the Beginning of the 21st Century: The Impact of Land Relations on the Role of Communities in future. IUCN-EARO, Nairobi.

Barrow, G. C. E, The drylands of Africa : Local participation in tree management. Initiatives Publishers.

Cernea, M.M. 1981 Land Tenure Systems and Social Implications of Forestry Development Programs. Agriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Chambers,R. 1983. Rural development, putting the last first. Logman Malaysia

Durst, P.B. 1995. Endangered bounty: Forests' contributions to food security. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok.

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Engel P. G. H, 1997. The social organization of innovation: a focus on stakeholder interaction. Royal Tropical Institute. The Netherlands.

Falconer, J. & J.E.M. Arnold. 1991. Household food security and forestry. Community Forestry Note No. 1, FAO, Rome.

FAO. 1989. Forestry and food security. FAO Forestry Paper 90. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

FAO. 1993a. Forest resources assessment 1990: tropical countries. FAO Forestry Paper 112. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

Gombya - Ssembajjwe, W. S. and Banana, A. Y. (Eds) (2000). Community Based Forest Resource Management in East Africa. UFRIC. Makerere University, Kampala.

Kaudia, A. 2000. Effective Communication Skills In Community Forestry Development. Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Nairobi.

Ludlow, R. and Panton, F. 1992.The Essence of Effective Communication. Prentice Hall New York.

Ministry Of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), 2000. National Agricultural Advisory Services Programme (NAADS); Master Document of NAADS Task Force And Joint Donor Groups, MAAIF, Entebbe. Uganda. Pp. 32 – 39.

Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, 2002. The National Forest Plan. Draft for Consultation, Version 2. Forest Sector Co-ordination Secretariat, Kampala.

Mupada, E. (1997). Towards Collaborative Forest Management in the Conservation of Uganda’s Rain Forest. Ministry of Natural Resources. Kampala, Uganda.

Ostrom, E. (2001). Commons, Institutional Diversity of. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Vol. 1. Pp. 777-791.

Riley, John M. (Sage Publ. Inc. Sage Pub. Ltd). 2002. Stakeholders in Rural Development: Critical collaboration in State-NGOs Partnership.

Course code and name CFE 7103 Drylands Agroforestry Course Objectives On completion of this course students should be able to: Outline principles and values of agroforestry as a dryland land management tool. Assist farmers to adopt proper agroforestry technologies for the development of

drylands. Explain basic principles of dryland resource assessment and sustainable development. Conceptualize and apply rangeland management frameworks introduced during

lectures to managing resources’ conflicts in drylands. Analyze threats and challenges in the management of drylands.

Course outline Introduction and definition of terms, Agroforestry Practices, systems and technologies Characteristics of Dryland, Why invest in drylands Land use practices, poverty and land degradation in dryland forest areas Arid Zone Agroforestry, Agroforestry in dryland Africa – A Review Promising Agroforestry Technologies for the drylands

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General Constraints and Gaps in developing Dryland Agroforestry Domestication and commercialization of dryland indigenous trees, Marketing issues of

woody and non-wood forestry products in the drylands Agroforestry, Enhancement of Biodiversity and Build up of Carbon Stocks in drylands

(Carbon assimilation in the drylands) Dryland restoration and community livelihoods Introduction to rangeland management, Rangeland Ecosystems functions, Impact of

drought on drylands, Access to resources in rangelands: livestock resources and energy Initiatives for improved management or rangelands, Rangeland management policy in

Uganda Pastoralism, nomadism, and mobility, Water conflicts and pastoralists livelihoods,

Pastoralists coping strategies Sustainable dryland management, Threats and challenges in the management of drylands in Uganda Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH


Basic Reading list Ashton MS and Montagnii F. 1999. The Silvicultural Basis for Agroforestry Systems. CRC

Press. 296 p. Chambers, R. 1983. Rural development: Putting the last first. Longman Scientific and

Technical. London. Douglas, J.J. 1983. A re-appraisal of forestry for development in tropical countries. The

Hague, The Netherlands. FAO, 1985. Tree growing by rural people. FAO Forestry paper No. 64, Rome, Italy. FAO, Italy. Adams, W.M. 1993. Green development: environment and sustainability in the

third world., ed. London: Routledge. Franzel S & Scherr SJ. 2002. Trees on farms: Assessing the adoption Potential of

Agroforestry practices in Africa. King, K. F. S. 1981. Forestry for local community development. 3rd ed. Nair. PKR. (1993). An Introduction to Agroforestry. Kluwer Academic Publishers (in

cooperation with ICRAF). 496p. Ong CK nd Huxley PA 1996. Tree-Crop Interactions: A Physiological Approach. CAB

International, New York, NY. 416 p.

Rocheleau D, Weber F and Filed-Juma A. 1988. Agroforestry in Dryland Africa. Wood PJ & Burley J. 1991. A tree for all reasons. Wood PJ and Burley J. 1991. A Tree for All Reasons: Introduction and Evaluation of

Multipurpose Trees for Agroforestry. ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. ISBN: 92 9059 075 0.

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Young A. 1997. Agroforestry for Soil Management 2nd Edition. Young A. 1989. Agroforestry for Soil conservation.

Raintree, J. B. 1991. Socio-economic attributes of trees and tree planting practices. FAO, Rome, Italy, Community Forestry Note No.9

Course code and name CFE 7102 Agroforestry Systems, Practices and Technologies Course objectives

Enhance students’ understading of the concept and principals of agroforestry Equip students with advance knowledge and skills in agroforestry systems,

practices and technologies. Illustrate the importance of indigenous knowledge in the development and scaling-

up of agroforestry technologies. Course Outline Agroforestry as a land use- concepts and principles; Agroforestry systems, practices and technologies; Choice of multipurpose trees and shrubs- products and services; Component interactions; Pests, diseases and weed management; Socio-economic issues in agroforestry; Diagnosis and design of agroforestry systems; Systems analysis and evaluation; Indigenous knowledge in agroforestry; agroforestry research methodologies and field experimentation; Case studies. Time needed to complete each item in course Theory takes 45 hours with each topic requiring about 5 hours: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of group discussion, 1 hour of group presentations. Practicals take 30 hours, mainly involving field visits to agroforestry research stations and on-farm Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH


Basic Reading list Anonymous (Unpublished). Introductory agroforestry: teaching manual. A compilation of agroforestry notes made by various scientists for the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) short courses. Franzel, S. and Scherr, S.J. (2002). Trees on the farm: Assessing the adoption potential of agroforestry practices in Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK. Nair, P.K. R. (1993). An introduction to Agroforestry. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Nyeko, P. (2001). The diversity and impact of herbivorous insects and pathogens on Alnus species in Uganda: a challenge in agroforestry. PhD thesis submitted to the University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Patel, B. K; Muir-Leresche, K.; Coe, R. and Hainsworth, S.D. (Eds.) (2004). The Green Book: A guide to effective graduate research in African agriculture, environment and rural development. The African crop science Society, Kampala, Uganda.

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Van Noordwijk, M Cadisch, G. and. Ong, C.K. (Eds.) (2004). Below-ground interactions in tropical agroforestry: Concepts and models with multiple plant components. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.

Course Code and Name FPE 7101 Forest Products Course Description The course gives and overview of the macro and micro-structure of softwoods and hardwoods and how this affects their properties and utilisation. Some of the most important processing methods and associated products are also covered in detail. Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to;

Explain the relationship between wood structure and its physical and mechanical properties.

Link properties of wood to processing and final wood products. Learning Outcomes At the end of this course the student should be able to:

Apply the knowledge acquired to conduct their MSc. research in forest products. Apply the various principles in processing and appropriate utilisation of different

tree species. Course outline

Structure of wood: softwoods; hardwoods. Wood-liquid relations: flow; capillary movement; diffusion. Wood processing: seasoning/drying; preservation; modification. Physical properties: thermal; electric; acoustic properties. Strength, elasticity and toughness of wood: determining strength and elastic

properties from small clear specimens; structural-sized specimens; factors influencing strength and elasticity, factors influencing toughness of wood.

Forest produce: charcoal; rubber; resin; bark; medicinal forest products. Forest based cottage industries.

Mode of delivery

Lectures Practical

Mode of assessment

Continuous assessment (laboratory exercises, assignments and semester tests) = 40%

Final Semester exam = 60% Reading List

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Biondi, F. (2010). Tree-ring Analysis of Environmental Change: Principles and Applications of Dendrochronology. Springer; 1 edition. ISBN-13: 978-3540883906

Bowyer, J. L., Shmulsky, R. and Haygreen J. G. (2003). An Introduction. Forest Products and Wood Science. Fourth Edition. Iowa State Press.

Carlquist, S. (2001). Comparative Wood Anatomy: Systematic, Ecological, and Evolutionary Aspects of Dicotyledon Wood.Springer Series in Wood Science. Second edition. ISBN-13: 978-3540411734.

Desch, H.,E. and Dinwoodie, J.,M. (1996). Timber: Structure, Properties, Conversion and Use. The MacMillan Presss Ltd. London.

Dinwoodie, J., M. (1981): Timber: its structure, nature and behaviour. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York.

Ishengoma, R.C., and Nagoda, L. (1991): Solid wood: physical and mechanical properties, defects, grading and utilisation as fuel. A teaching compendium, Sokoine University of Agriculture

Kityo, P.W. and Plumptre, R.A. (1997). The Uganda Timber User’s Handbook, a guide to better timber use. Common Wealth Secretariat London.

Lavers G. M. (1983). The strength properties of timber. Building Research Establishment Report.

New Perspectives in Wood Anatomy (1992)by Baas P. ISBN No. 9024725267 Odokonyero, G., 1998. Basic density and some strength properties of Pinus Caribaea, Pinus

Kesiya & Pinus Oo carpa, Grown in Katugo Uganda. MSc. thesis, Sokoine Unversity of Agriculture, Morogoro.

Schweingruber, F. H. (2007). Wood Structure and Environment. Springer; 1 edition. ISBN-13: 978-3540482994.

The Anatomy of Wood (1998) By Wilson K. and White D. J. B.Stobart ISBN No.1085442033-9

Tsoumis, G. T. (1991). Science and technology of wood structure, properties, utilisation. USDA (1974): Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material.

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Core Courses for Msc. Forestry Second semester Course code and name CFE 7201 Forestry Research Methods Course objectives Equip students with advance knowledge and skills in conducting (planning, implementation, analysis, interpretation and reporting) forestry research Course Outline Principles and types of research; Philosophy of science and scientific method; Developing a research proposal; Planning and conducting research; Methods and tools of data collection and analysis; participatory research process and methods; Computer software packages; Interpretation and application of descriptive and inferential statistics in forestry/agroforestry: Farmer/community research (experimental and innovation); Technical writing and presentation. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH


Time needed Each topic requires 5 hours: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of group discussion, 1 hour of group presentations. Basic Reading list Casley, J.D. and Kumar, K. (1998). The collection, analysis, and use of monitoring and

evaluation data. The Johns Hopkins University Press, London, UK. Franzel, S. and Scherr, S.J. (2002). Trees on the farm: Assessing the adoption potential of

agroforestry practices in Africa. CAB International, Wallingford, UK. Patel, B. K; Muir-Leresche, K.; Coe, R. and Hainsworth, S.D. (Eds.) (2004). The Green Book: A guide to effective graduate research in African agriculture, environment and rural development. The African crop science Society, Kampala, Uganda. Course: FBN 7202 - Tropical Forest Ecology and Management: Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to; Give an overview of the tropical environment. Explain the relationship between vegetation and environment Discuss ecology of tropical forests and savannas Discuss tropical deserts and inland waters Analyze global change impact on forest resources.

Course outline

1. Introduction 2. Overview of the tropical environment. Definition of tropics 3. Vegetation and environment – Introductory Concepts

- Global climate and plant distribution - Climate and community structure

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- Soil as an environmental factor - The influence of living organisms - Energy and nutrient flow through an ecosystems - Successional development in plant ecosystems - Historical perspectives in plant geography

4. Tropical forests - Introduction - Regional distribution - Climate - Soils - Flostistic diversity - Structural characteristics of tropical forests - Phenological characteristics of tropical forests - Floral biology - Seeding patterns - Microclimate - The forest Growth cycle - Forest productivity - Nutrient dynamics of tropical forests - The role of plants as a food base in tropical forests - The forest animals - Forest resources and human activity

5. Tropical savannas - Introduction - Regional patterns - The climate of savanna regions - Soils - Origins of the savannas - Adaptation of plants to the savanna environment - Seasonal growth rhythms - Effects of fire - Productivity of savannas - Nutrient stocks in savanna vegetation - Soil organisms and decomposition - The invertebrates of the grass layer - Amphibians and reptiles - The birds of the savannas - The savanna mammals - Human impact on savanna ecosystems

6. Global change impact. Who should pay for tropical conservation, and how could the costs be met?

7. Emerging issues that affect tropical forest management e.g. climate change, poverty and millennium development goal etc.


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Mode of assessment Continuous assessment (Take home assignments, Group work and Presentations, test) =

40% University examinations = 60%

Time needed to complete each item in course Each topic requires 4 hours a week: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of group discussion, 1 hour of group presentations Reading Materials Archibold, O. W. 1995. Ecology of world vegetation. Chapman and Hall, London, UK. Frankel, O. H., A. H. D. Brown and J. J. Burdon, 1995. The Conservation of Plant Diversity. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK. Richards P. W. et al. 1996. Tropical rain forest, an ecological study. Bruening, E. F. 1996. Conservation and management of tropical rain forests. Pancel, L. (Ed) 1993. Tropical forest handbook. Volume 1. London. Howard, P. C. 1991. Nature conservation in Uganda’s tropical forest Reserves. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland . Whitmore, T.C., Sayer, J.A., 1992. Tropical forest deforestation and species extinction. Chapman and Hall, London. Whitmore, T. C. 1992. An introduction to Tropical Rain Forests. Balmford, A. & T. Whitten, 2003. Who should pay for tropical conservation, and how could the costs be met. Oryx 37: 238-250. Howard, P.C., Davenport, T., Kigenyi, F., 1997. Planning conservation areas in Uganda’s natural forests. Oryx 31, 253-264. Plumptre, A.J., 1996. Changes following sixty years of selective timber harvesting in the Budongo forest reserve, Uganda. For. Ecol. Manage. 89, 101 – 113. Alcorn, J. B. 1993. Indigenous people and conservation. Conservation Biology. 7: 424-428. Lewin, S. 1997. Human perspective and environment. TREE 12: 91-92 Giannechini, J. 1993: Ecotourism. New partners, new relationships. Conservation Biology. 7: 429-432. Tweheyo, M., Lye, A. K. and Weladji, R. B., (2004). Chimpanzee diet and habitat

selection in the Budongo forest reserve, Uganda. For. Eco. Manage.188: 267-278 Course code and name FOM 7201 Forestry Resource Assessment Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to carry out effective analysis of forests in terms of quality and quality, so as make sound management decisions. Course Outline Principles and methods of measuring Forestry/Agroforestry resources; Non-conventional methods of resource assessment, inventory and planning; sampling design and analysis; Computer assisted resource assessment; Data management; Growth and yield prediction; Remote sensing and GIS; Case studies. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH

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Time needed for each item in course On average each topic requires a total 6 hours: 3 hours of lectures and discussions, 2 hours reading assignments and 1 hour of individual presentations. Basic Reading List

Malimbwi, R.E. (1997). Fundamentals of Forest Mensuration: A Compendium. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.

Philip, M.S. (1994). Measuring trees and forests. 2nd Edition. CAB International. Goodchild, M. F., Rhind, D. W., and Maguire, D. J. (1991). Geographical Information

Systems: Principles and Applications, vol. 1. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Sample, V.A. (1994). Remote sensing and GIS in ecosystem management. Island

Press. E-resources provided from time to time by the Main Library

Course code and Name FNC 7201 Graduate Seminars Course Objective By the end of the course students should be able make good and clear presentation and confidently defend their work in front of an audience. Course description Seminar topics focused on contemporary issues in environment and natural resources will be allocated to each student who will then carry out extensive library search followed by a presentation to peers and academic staff. For students who have accumulated substantial data from their research, this will be a presentation and discussion of their progress. Time needed to complete each item in course Two hours per week Mode of delivery Individual student presentation and discussions

Mode of assessment Assessment of quality of quality of presentation by the panel of experts during presentation and giving feedback to the lecturer who in turn discusses with the student concerned Electives for Msc. Forestry Second semester Course Code and name FOM 7203 Environmental Management Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to; Identify and evaluate environmental problems and develop practical solutions to

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Source, analyse and critique published information on environmental management Course Outline Definitions and Introduction; Environment, Resources and Livelihoods; Local and international Responses to Environmental Problems; Human-Environment Interactions; Environment and Development; Poverty and Environment nexus; Industrialization and Environmental Problems; Agriculture, Deforestation and Environmental Degradation; Urban Development and Waste Management; Settlements and Environmental Degradation; Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH



Time needed to complete each item in course Each topic requires 5 hours: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of group discussion, 1 hour of group presentations. Basic reading list Dixon, J.A. Carpenter, R.A., Fallon, L.A., Sherman, P.B. & Monopimoke, S. 1988.

Economic analysis of the environmental impacts of development. Earthscan Publications, London, UK.

Goudie, A. 1993. The human impact on the environment. 4th edition. John Wily, New York, USA. Abrahamson, D.E. (Ed.). 1989. The challenge of global warming. Island Press,

Washington, D.C., USA. Adamowicz, W.L., White, W. & Phillips, W. 1993. Forestry and the Environment. CAB

International, Oxon, UK. Westerman, W.E. 1985. Ecology, impact assessment and environmental planning. John

Wily, New York, USA. World Bank 1991. Environmental Assessment. Environment Department, The World Bank, Washington, USA. Owens, S. & Owens, P.1991. Environment, resources and conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Suliman, M. (Ed.). 1990. Green house effect and its impact on Africa. Institute for African Alternatives, London, UK. Munn, R.E. 1975. Environmental impact assessment: Principles and Procedures. Scope, Toronto, Canada. Layman Frances, Irving, M., Courrier, K. & Mackenzie, J. 1990. The greenhouse trap:

What we are doing to the atmosphere and how we can slow global warming. Beacon Press, Boston, USA.

Kolk, A. 2000. Economics of environmental management. Pearson Education Ltd., Harlow, Essex, UK.

Jacobs, M. 1991. The green economy: environment, sustainable development and the policies of the future. Pluto Press, London, UK.

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Journals: Environmental Management, Environmental Conservation; East African Geographical Review.

Course Code and names: FBM 7203 Advanced Biodiversity Conservation Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to;

Apply field methods of assessment of biodiversity at different levels (genes, species and ecosystems), along gradients, and methods of analysis of biodiversity data.

Explain the importance of biodiversity as a renewable resource and factors influencing the ‘renewable’ nature of biodiversity in various ecosystems (natural and managed).

Outline the importance of biodiversity in ecosystem processes as well as ecosystem resilience.

Outline current challenges of conserving biodiversity amidst poverty and other competing land/resource uses.

Explain the importance of international conventions and agreements (e.g. CBD and CITES) in the conservation of Biodiversity.

Course Outline Biodiversity as a renewable resource; Role of biodiversity in ecosystem processes and resilience; Biodiversity in various ecosystems: biodiversity levels; Biodiversity along ecological gradients and in succession processes; Biodiversity and ecosystem management and conservation; Strategies for biodiversity conservation; International conventions for biodiversity conservation and compliance. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH



Time needed to complete each item in course Each topic requires 6.5 hours (of lectures, group discussion, and presentations). 4 hours of practicals. Basic reading list Bydack, R.K., Campa III, R., and Haufler, J. B. eds. (1999). Practical Approaches to the

Conservation of Biological Diversity. Island Press, Washington. BirdLife International, 2000. Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK:

Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International. Byaruhanga, A., Kasoma, P. and Pomeroy, D. 2001. Important Bird Areas in Uganda. Nature

Uganda, Kampala. CBD/UNEP. 2003. Handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2nd ed.). Secretariat

of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal.

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Davies, G. (ed.). 2002. African Forest Biodiversity: A field Survey Manual for Vertebrates. Earthwatch, Oxford.

Eilu, G., Obua, J., Tumuhairwe, J. K. and Nkwine, C. 2003. Traditional farming and plant species diversity in agricultural landscapes of south-western Uganda. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 99 (1-3): 125–134. Available at www.sciencedirect.com

Groombridge, B. and Jenkins, M. D. eds. 1996. Assessing Biodiversity Status and Sustainability. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. WCMC Biodiversity Series No. 5, Cambridge.

Hawksworth, D.L. ed. 1995. Biodiversity: Measurement and Estimation. The Royal Society. London.

Jaffries, M. J. 1997. Biodiversity and Conservation. Routledge Introductions to Environment Series, London.

Howard, P.C., Davenport, T. and Mathews, R. eds., 1996. The Biodiversity Report Series. Forest Department, Kampala, Uganda.

IUCN (2000). 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened species. Website: http://www.redlist.org/ Magurran, A. E. 1988. Ecological Diversity and its Measurement. University Press,

Cambridge. Mark, N. C., Sayer J. A. and Whitmore, T. C. (eds.). 1991 The Conservation Atlas of Tropical

Forests. Asia and the pacific. Publishers: Macmillan in association with IUCN. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, 1999. Vision 2025: A Strategic

Framework for National Development Vol. 1. National Long Term Perspective Studies Project.

Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, Wetlands Inspection Division, 2001, Wetlands Sector Strategic Plan, 2001-2010, Kampala, Uganda.

Mittermeier, R. A., Gil, P. R., Hoffmann, M., Pilgrim, J., Brooks, T., Mittermeier, C. G., Lamoreux, J. and Da Fonseca, G. A. B. (eds). (2004). Hotspots Revisited. Earth’s Biologically Richest and most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions. CEMEX, Mecico City.

Obua, J. and Harding, D.M (1995). Environmental Impact of Ecotourism in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 5(3): 213-223.

Obua, J. (1996). The Potential, Development, and Ecological Impact of Ecotourism in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Journal of Environmental Management 50(1):27-38.

Ruyooka, D.B.A. & Obua, J. (2000). Forest conservation through ecotourism in Uganda. Discovery and Innovation 12/1-2: 51-59.

Oldfield, S., Lusty C. and Mackinven (eds.). 1999. The World List of Threatened Trees, World Conservation Press, IUCN/WCMC, Cambridge.

Plumptre, A. J., Davenport, T., Behangana, M., Kityo, R. Eilu, G., Ssegawa, P., Ewango, C. and Kahindo, C. 2004. Albertine Rift. Pp. 255 – 262 in Mittermeier, R. A., Gil, Fonseca, G. A. B. (eds). Hotspots Revisited. Earth’s Biologically Richest and most Endangered

Terrestrial Ecoregions. CEMEX, Mecico City. Pooter, L., Bongers, F., Kouame, F. N. and W. D. Hawthorne. (eds.). 2004. Biodiversity of West

African Forests: An Ecological Atlas of Woody Plant Species. CABI Publishing, CAB International, Oxon.

Poulsen, A. D., Hafashimana, D., Eilu, G., Liengola, I. B., Ewango, C. E. N. & Hart, T. B. 2005. Composition and species richness of forest plants along the Albertine Rift, Africa. Pp. 129-143 in I. Friis & H. Balslev (eds.). Plant diversity and complexity patterns. Local, regional and global dimensions. Biologiske Skrifter 55.

Rabinowitz, D. (1981) Seven forms of rarity. In: The biological aspects of rare plant conservation (Synge, H., Ed). Wiley, New York.

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Rosenzweig, M. L. 1995. Species Diversity in Space and Time. Cambridge University Press. Sayer J. A, Harcourt, C. S. and Collins, N. M. (Eds.). 1992 The Conservation Atlas of Tropical

Forests. Africa. Publishers: Macmillan in association with IUCN. Stattersfield, A. J., Crosby, M. J., Long, A. J. and Wege, D. C. 1998. Endemic Bird Areas of the

World. BirdLife Conservation Series No. 7. BirdLife International, Cambridge. Uganda Wildlife Authority, 1999, Wildlife Protected Areas System Plan for Uganda, Volumes

1-5, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Kampala, Uganda. WRI, IUCN, and UNEP, in consultation with FAO and UNESCO (1992). Global Biodiversity

Strategy. Guidelines for Action to Save Study and Use Earth’s Biotic Wealth Sustainably and Equitably. World Resources Institute (WRI).

Websites: http://www.biodiv.org; Ramsar Convention (http://www.ramsar.org/); http://www.wcs.org

Course code and name: FBM 7204 Ecophysiology and Agronomy Course objectives By the end of the course students should be able to; Apply fundamentals concepts of plant ecophysiology to trees. To be able to analyze and interpret ecophysiological data. To become familiar with current literature in plant ecophysiology

Course Outline Introduction, Energy and plant functions, Photosynthesis, Carbon Acquisition and Plant Productivity, Theoretical maximum efficiency and actual efficiency, Quantum requirement and quantum yield, Factors limiting photosynthesis in the field, The relationship between photosynthesis and yield, Feedback inhibition of photosynthesis, Translocation and partitioning, Plant Water Relations, Water-use efficiency and gas exchange, Assimilation and Translocation, Inorganic Nutrition, Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses, Stress Physiology, Crop water relationship, temperature stress - freezing tolerance and chilling injury, Plant Growth and Development, Dynamic relationships between growth and yield, Analysis of growth in single plants, Analysis of crop growth in communities, Analysis of reproductive growth, Respiration Efficiency, The different types of respiration:, Growth and maintenance respiration, Determining respiration efficiency Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH



Time needed for each item in course Each topic requires 3 hours: 1 hours of lectures, 1 hour of group discussion, 1 hour of group presentations Basic Reading list Boyer, John. S. Measuring the water status of plants and soils. 1995. Academic Press. Great book on techniques and how and why they work.

http://www.biodiv.org/

http://www.wcs.org/

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Campbell and Norman. 1998. An introduction to environmental biophysics, 2nd edition. My 'bible' for Environmental Physics. Gartner. 1995. Plant stems, physiology and functional morphology. Academic Press. A good synthesis of how woody stems play a role in woody-plant ecophysiology. Hall et al. 1993. Photosynthesis and production in a changing environment. A field and laboratory manual. Another good reference on methods. Jones, H.G. 1992. Plants and microclimate: a quantitative approach to environmental plant physiology, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press. Outstanding reference for plant-environment interactions. Landsberg, J.J. Physiological Ecology of Forest Production. 1986. Academic Press. Succinct and comprehensive. Nobel. 1991. Physicochemical and environmental plant physiology. Academic Press. A good, if somewhat dense, book that mixes environmental physics and ecophysiology. Pearcy et al. 1991. Plant physiological ecology. Field methods and instrumentation. Chapman and Hall. The ' Pink Book'. This is my reference for the instrumentation of plant ecophysiology. Smith and Hinckley. 1995. Ecophysiology of coniferous forests. Academic Press. These two books give an excellent synthesis of many of the current topics in ecophysiology of conifers. Smith and Hinckley. 1995. Resource physiology of conifers: acquisition, allocation, and utilization. Academic Press. Taiz and Zeiger, Plant physiology. Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., 1991. Recommended for students who need review on basic plant physiology. Waring, R.H. and Running. Forest Ecosystems, 2nd edition. 1998. Academic Press. Great summary of what's important about tree physiology at the ecosystem scale. Course code and name 7204 Advanced Forestry for Rural Development Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to; Analyse the relation between rural development and forestry development Explain the relevance of various socio-economic and institutional factors that influence

the role of forestry in rural development. Explain the nature and relevance of various social forestry development strategies as

well as indigenous forest/tree management systems of villagers. Apply the concepts and analytical frameworks introduced during lectures in analyzing

and evaluating forestry development activities. Discuss why people depend on trees and forest resources. Explain the link between tree growing, choice of tree species and market system

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Course Outline Introduction and concepts of rural development. Reasons for the concern the about rural development. Forestland use and rural development. Function and place of forests (trees and shrubs) in rural areas, factors that influences

the placement of forestry in rural economies Community forest production systems. Devolution of natural resource management Local organizations and rural forestry programmes Community based forest management and conservation at the village level. Rural assessment using participatory methods in rural development methods. Stakeholder analysis and management in rural development forestry Identification, design, implementation of small forest projects. Selected case studies on

small scale forestry development in rural areas Non-wood products for rural development Marketing issues of forestry products in rural areas




Time needed for each item in course Each topic requires 3 hours: 1 hours of lectures, 1 hour of group discussion, 1 hour of group presentations Basic Reading list Bendavid-val, Avrome (1991). Rural area development planning: principles, approaches and

tools of economic analysis. FAO, Rome. Bongaarts, John. 2003. “Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself?” In Environment,

Energy and Society: Exemplary Works pp. 200-207. Bruntland Commission. (1987). “Towards Sustainable Development.” Pp. 2-1 to 2-22 in Our

Common Future. United Nations Environment Program, World Commission on Environment and Development.

Chambers, R. 1983. Rural development: Putting the last first. Longman Scientific and Technical. London.

Douglas, J.J. 1983. A re-appraisal of forestry for development in tropical countries. The Hague, The Netherlands.FAO, 1985. Tree growing by rural people. FAO Forestry paper No. 64, Rome, Italy.Fisher, R.J.; Singh, H.; Pandey, D.; Lang, H. (1989). The Management of Forest Resources in Rural Development. Report prepared on a Joint NAFP/ICIMOD Study, Kathmandu, Nepal (February).

Ford Foundation (1998). Forestry for sustainable rural development. New York.

Hodder, R. (2000). Development Geography. London: Routledge.

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IFAD. (2002). Assessment of Rural Poverty: Asia and the pacific. Rome: IFAD. King, K. F. S (1981). Forestry for local community development. 3rd ed. FAO, Italy. Adams,

W.M. (1993). Green development: environment and sustainability in the third world., ed. London: Routledge.

Peluso, N.L., Turner M. & Fortmann, L. 1994. Introducing community forestry. Annotated listing of topics and readings. FAO, Rome, Italy, Community Forestry Note No.12.

Raintree, J. B. 1991. Socio-economic attributes of trees and tree planting practices. FAO, Rome, Italy, Community Forestry Note No.9.

Course code and name: CFE 7202 Gender Issues in Forestry Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to explain different approaches interventions used by women while using and managing forest resources

Course Outline

Concepts and principles of Gender o Introduction o Definition of gender o Diversity and gender o Gender roles

Productive roles Reproductive roles Community based roles

o Gender mainstreaming o Fundamental issues related to women and forestry o Women equity in forestry: equity and policy implications

Gender analysis approaches o Gender relations o Prosperity approach o Conservation approach o Population approach

Culture and gender in Forestry/Agroforestry management in Uganda Leadership and gender Legislation and gender Gender advocacy Review of gender-related Forestry/Agroforestry case studies




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Time needed for each item in course Each topic requires 5 hours: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of group discussion, 1 hour of group presentations Basic Reading List Rocheleau, D.E. 1988. ‘Women, Trees and Tenure: Implications for Agroforestry’ in Whose

trees? Proprietary Dimensions of Forestry. Edited by F. Louise and J. W. Bruce. London: Westview.

Rocheleau, D.E. 1989. Gender division of work, resources and rewards in Agroforestry systems. Agroforestry systems.

Kabeer, N. 1994. Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought. London and New York: Verso.

Rocheleau, D. and D. Edmunds, 1997. Women, men and trees: gender, power and property in forest and agrarian landscapes. World Development 25:1351-1371.

Howard, P. 2003. Women and Plants: Gender relations in Biodiversity management and conservation. London and New York: ZED and ST. MARTIN’S Press.

Nabanoga G.N.K. 2005. Transgressing Boundaries: Spaces, Species and Gendered Indigenous Management of Forest. Tropical Resource Management Papers, No. 60. ISBN 90-6754-902-9

Course Code and name FOM 7203 Environment Management Course Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Discuss sustainable environmental management Describe the environment in terms of its components and functioning Discuss human impacts on the environment Carry out an EIA and integrated environmental planning

Course Outline The environment and its components; Environmental resources; Sustainable development and the environment; Human impacts on environment; Environmental planning: integrated impact assessment; Environmental quality management: pollution control and biological conservation; Policies and laws governing environmental management. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH



Time needed for each item in course On average each topic requires a total 6 hours: 3 hours of lectures and discussions, 2 hours reading assignments and 1 hour of individual presentations. Basic Reading List Environmental management and development in dry lands by Peter Beaumont – (1989)

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Forestry and the environment: Economic perspectives (1993) Environmental science for environmental management edited by Timothy O Riordon -

(2000) Economic of environmental management by Kolk (2000) Valuing the environment by Barde and Pearce (1991) Towards environmentally sustainable development in Sub Sahara Africa by World bank

(1996) Environmental Hydrology by vijay P. Singh ed (1995) Environmental management for vector control in rice fields by FAO No. 41 (FAO

Drainage and Irrigation Paper) (1984) The Human impact of the natural environment by Goude Andrew 4th ed (1993) Ecology, impact, assessment and environmental planning by Western Walter E. (1985) Forest tourism and recreation: Case studies in environmental management by Font and

Tribe (2000) Effective financing of environmental sustainable development by ESD Ismail Serageldin

and Alfredo Sfeir- Younis ed (1996) Environmental impacts of the macro economics and sectoral policies by Munasinghe

Mohan ed (1996) Grass roots environmental action edited by Dharam Ghai and Jessica M Vivian (1995) Geomorphology in environmental management 2nd ed R.U. Cooke and J.C Doornkampa

(1993) Ostrom, Thomas and Nives 2002. The Drama of the Commons Jacobs, M. (1993). The Green economy. UBC Press Honey, M. (1999). Ecotourism and sustainable development. Island Press.

Course code and name FOM 7204 Forestry Business Management Course Objectives The goal of this course is to enable students understand the rationale for sustainable forestry business management. At the end of the course, students will be able to

Explain the importance of management, financing, accounting and budgeting in forestry business management

Discuss the role of public and private forestry enterprise Financing

Identify, plan and manage forestry projects in a sustainable manner Guide forest management/business planning and other activities supporting

forestry Course Outline Principles of management; Types of forestry enterprises, Budgeting and accounting, economic and environmental appraisal, investment and farm planning; Human and financial resource management; Financing Forestry projects, Forestry/Agroforestry business information system and management; Computer applications and data management; Value addition and Marketing. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH

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Time needed for each item in course On average each topic requires a total 6 hours: 3 hours of lectures and discussions, 2 hours reading assignments and 1 hour of individual presentations. Basic Reading List Bright Geoff 2001. Forestry Budgets and Accounts. School of Agricultural and Forest

sciences, University of Wales Bangor UK: CAB International publishing Cramer, G.L., Jensen, C.W. and Southgate, D.D., 2001. Agricultural economics and

agribusiness. 8th Ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. HarriHarison Mike and Ian Goldman (Anonymous). A livelihood approach to redesign of

forestry sector in Uganda. http://www.khanya-mrc.co.za/documents/Forestry Leuschner, W.A., 1984. Introduction to forest resource management. Ch. 2 &6. Trygve Refsdal, 1999. Lecture notes on forest management planning for Uganda, MUK,

Dept of forestry, Kampala. Wenger, K.F., 1984. Forestry hand Book, 2nd Ed. Wiley and Sons, New York. Gregory, G.R., (1987). Resource Economics for Foresters. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New

York.

Duerr, A. W., (1993). Introduction to Forest Resource Economics. McGraw-Hill, Inc. New York.

Klemperee, W.D., (1996). Forest Resource Economics and Finance. McGraw-Hill, Inc. New York

Acworth, J. 2002. Introduction to Strategic Forest Management Planning. A manual prepared for the EC Forestry Project. Kampala: Forestry Department.

Davis, S. et al., 2001. Forest Management: To Sustain Ecological, Economic and Social Values. 4th Edition. McGraw/Hill Series in Forest Resources

Geldenhuys, C.J. 2000. Sustained yield determination of forest and woodland produce. In: OWEN, D.L. & VERMEULEN, W.J. (Eds). South African Forestry Handbook 2000, Vol 2, The Southern African Institute of Forestry, Pretoria. p. 643-650

Stoner J. A. F., R. E. Freeman, and D. R. Gilbert, Jr. 1996. Management. 6th. Ed. New York: Prentice Hall

Course code and name F0M 7205 Natural Resources Project Planning and Management Course Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to;

Outline and discuss natural resource planning processes Carry out natural resource project planning Implement and manage natural resource projects

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Course Outline The planning process and project concepts; Local participation and benefit sharing; Natural resources project frameworks and proposal development; Project feasibility studies; EIA, Project appraisal; Project cycle; Human resource development; Report writing; Monitoring and evaluation. Mode of delivery Lectures: 30LH Practicals (Laboratory and Field praticals): 30PH



Time needed for each item in course On average each topic requires a total 6 hours: 3 hours of lectures and discussions, 2 hours reading assignments and 1 hour of individual presentations. Basic Reading list Pukkala (2003). Multiple objective forest planning. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Akroyd, H.D. (1994). Agriculture and rural development training. Ashgate Publishing. Roe, L. (2003). Planning and designing training programme. Gower publishing. Astarga, L. (1992). Planning and management of participatory forestry projects. Vol.1. Acworth, J. (2002). Introduction to strategic forest management planning. A manual

prepared for the E.C Forestry Project. Kampala, Forest Department. Course code and name FOM 7202 Natural Resource Management Course Objectives At the end of the course students will be able to:

Evaluate different natural resource management options at their disposal so as to make to scientific decisions.

Identify, plan and manage projects relating to natural resources. 3.Manage natural resources under various institutional arrangement

Course Outline 1. General Management

(i) Objectives of Management (ii) Management Control Systems 2. Economic Tools in Natural Resource Management

(i) Valuation of natural resources (ii) Discounting natural resources (iii) Time preferences

3. Nature of natural resources 1. Common concerns and challenges 2. Common resources 3. Tenure and property rights 4. Governing institutions

4. Sustainable development

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1. Sustainable development and resource use 2. Development, Preservation and conservation

5. New approaches to natural resource management 1. Community organisation 2. Environmental policy

6. Planning and management of participatory natural resource projects 1. Framework for participatory projects 2. Project identification, formulation and appraisal 3. Project implementation 4. Project evaluation



Time needed to complete On average each topic requires a total 6 hours: 3 hours of lectures and discussions, 2 hours reading assignments and 1 hour of individual presentations Basic Reading list Price, C. 1989. The theory and application of forest economics. . Anthony, R.N. & Herzlinger, 1980. Management control in non-profit organizations. Young. M.D. 1992. Sustainable investment and resource use. Jacobs, M. 1993. The green economy. Pearce, D.W. & Turner, R.K. 1990. Economics of natural resources and the Environment van Kooten, G.C., 1993. Land resource economics and sustainable development. Leuschner, W.A., 1984. Introduction to forest resource management.. Price, C. 1993. Time, discounting and value. Turner, R.K. ed., 1993. Sustainable environmental economics and management. Re: The World Commission on Environment and Development. Our Common future. The World Commission on environment and development. Ostrom, E. 1990. Governing the commons. Ascher, W. 1995. Communities and sustainable forestry in developing countries. Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.S. et.al (2001). Property rights: Access to land and forest

resources in Uganda. In: Access to land, rural poverty and public action. Janvry, A., Gordillo, G., Platteau, J., and Sadoulet, E. Eds. Oxford.

Ostrom, E. 1992. Crafting institutions for self governing irrigation systems. Leach, M., Mearns, R. and Scoones, I. (1999). Environmental entitlements: Dynamics and

institutions in Community-Based Natural Resource Management. World Development Vol. 27, No. 2, pp.225-247.

Astorga, L. et al, 1992. Planning and Management of participatory forestry projects. Vol. 1.TEEAL

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