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Uganda's Geospatial transformation

Focusing on technological developments, Uganda, in Particular, is adopting/increasing her potential to grow though use of geo-information technology to address climate change, biodiversity conservation, social and cultural( https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/about/stories/mapping-way-ugandas-mll-victims/ )developments including industrial developments. This has been realised by the diversity of geospatial data providers , national mapping and space agencies, policy makers and research institutes taking up this leading technlogy Increase use of this will enable adequate contribution to the country to contribute to achieving the(Vision 2040 ) thence focusing on the role and relevance of geospatial information in national development will support the country's growing economy and attracting the interest of governments and businesses from around the world.

Geography for Development and Biodiversity conservation(Sustainable approach)

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Despite the challenges caused by developeemt, there is still a strong link between biodiversity conservation and economic development anywhere in the world.  A major point in time is  the setup of an indutrial farm in an area not being  established in major buiodiversity zone  such as bird or other species migration corridor/routes. This will most likely have a low impact on the biodiversity while keeping the developemt serving its purpose thence generating capital for the state.  On the other hand,seting the same developemt in the entities aforementioned route will disrup movement or else kill species on the move including (Near threatened,vunerable species) thence resulting in economic losses due to the regular interruptions of the developement caused by the regular species-developemt collisions. This way, both the economy and environment are affected. There is therefore a very urgent need for scientists to form strong partnerships that allow for well-informed decisions