Geography And Conservation

Kasaana- Nabyewanga wetland is located in Lwengo District, where the ACCP is having an active project aiming at conserving the Kiyanja-Kaku wetland. The wetland is approx. 65.2 acres within the Kiyanja-Kaku wetland catchment and is share by two villages of Kasaana and Nabyewanga, hence the name. A wetland buffer zone demarcation exercise was carried out with championship by the village wetland management committees that were set during the previous sensitization meetings, this committee was set up with gender and other marginalized groups focused on -A total of 6 individuals (2 females and 4 males) in Kasaana village and 5 individuals (2 females and 3 males) in Nabyewanga village were initiated as the committee where youths were also represented . This demarcation was also attended by the environment Police for Lwengo district, and the village local council leaders. During the exercise, Ficus natalensis tree species were used. 168 Poles were delivered on-site by the local members

Kasaana- Nabyewanga wetland is in Lwengo District of South-Central Uganda. The wetland is share by two villages of Kasaana and Nabyewanga and hence the adopted name to the wetland. The re are ecosystem resources obtained from this wetland such as clean water, medicine, building materials, and others are therefore shared by both the two villages. The wetland is critically important as feeding and sometimes a breeding ground for the endangered Grey  Crowned  cranes , a bird listed endangered on the IUCN red list of species . Under the African Crane Conservation Program(ICF/EWT partnership projects), Our routine monitoring has revealed that several pairs exist and sometimes a flock of 6 and above cranes is found in this part of the wetland feeding on rice, insects, and others. However, this wetland is highly threatened by agriculture encroachment where rice growing, maize, and sugarcane growing are the major activities. This wetland is the only source of water for the Households here bu