Experimental Ecosystem Accounts for Uganda

Experimental Ecosystem Accounts for Uganda

This project delivered a set of key ecosystem and biodiversity related accounts using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EEA) framework for Uganda. The ready availability of land cover maps derived from satellite earth observation data and vegetation maps derived via aerial photography were essential for the rapid compilation of fully spatially ecosystem accounts. The accounts compiled for Uganda concern land cover, ecosystem extent, three non-timber forest products (Gum Arabic, Shea butter tree nuts and Prunus Africana) and two flagship mammals (Chimpanzees and Elephants) species.

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