Book ID: 109968
Kalema, James and Alan Hamilton
Field Guide of the Forest Trees of Uganda. For Identification and Conservation. 2nd rev. ed. 2020. 37 pls.( =line figures). XI, 277 p. Hardcover.
This book will be useful for all those who strive to protect and restore the tropical forests of Uganda and plant indigenous trees. Protecting natural forests and planting indigenous trees will help ensure the conservation of biodiversity, a climate favourable for agriculture, and future supplies of for products and drinking water. Indigenous knowledge about the trees will more likely survive and so remain available for use in development.
- all 451 species included
- keys for identification
- 321 species illustrated
- 1104 tree names in 21 indigenous languages
- global and national conservation status
- cultivation and propagation advice for 62 species