Total Economic Value of Wetlands Products and Services in Uganda

Table 1

Wetland resources considered for economic valuation in Uganda.

Resources contribution	Southwestern farmlands	Lake Victoria crescent	Kyoga plains	Specific sites
Availability
Fish	✓	✓	✓	Nakivale, Mabamba L. Nakuwa, and Limoto
Paddy rice			✓	Limoto, Gogonyo
Vegetables	✓	✓		Rucece, Nangabo
Yams/Taro		✓		Rucece, Mende, and Limoto
Maize	✓	✓	✓	Rucece, Nakivale, Mende, and Gogonyo
Sugar cane	✓	✓		Rucece, Mende, and Limoto
Livestock grazing	✓		✓	Nakivale, Gogonyo
Livestock watering	✓		✓	Nakivale, Gogonyo
Hunting (bush meat)		✓	✓	Mabamba, Gogonyo/Limoto
Grass for mulching	✓	✓		Rucece, Nangabo
Wild fruits and vegetables		✓	✓	Mende, Mabamba, and Gogonyo
Accessibility
Papyrus		✓	✓	Mende, Limoto
Crafts		✓	✓	Mabamba, Gogonyo
Sand	✓	✓	✓	Rucece, Mabamba
Clay		✓	✓	Rucece, Mende, and Limoto
Grass for thatching	✓		✓	Nakivale, Gogonyo, and Limoto
Tourism	✓	✓	✓	Mabamba, L. Mburo
Services/functions
Breeding ground for fish	✓	✓	✓	Nakivale, Mabamba, Limoto, and Gogonyo
Industrial/urban water supply	✓		✓	Nakivale, Rucece
Flood control	✓	✓	✓	Rucece, Nakivale, Mende, Mabamba, Limoto, and Gogonyo
Weather modification	✓	✓	✓	Rucece, Nakivale, Mende, Mabamba, Limoto, and Gogonyo
Carbon sequestration	✓	✓	✓	Rucece, Nakivale, Mende, Mabamba, Limoto, and Gogonyo
Domestic water supply	✓	✓	✓	Rucece, Nakivale, Mende, Mabamba, Limoto, and Gogonyo
Transport	✓	✓	✓	Nakivale, Mabamba, L. Nakuwa, and Gogonyo