Restoring Kasaana- Nabyewanga wetland ecosystem in Lwengo District

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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, where, 10.5 acres was covered(0.5Km perimeter ) the tree species was preferred due to its soil nutritional values, availability, traditional importance.


With no community resentment towards the exercise, demarcation did not consent to the 30-meter buffer zone standard due to reasons such as limited land size availability but rather, landowners agreed on a participatory but reasonable approach where they felt comfortable with the poles to be planted. While crane poisoning continues to pose a threat towards Grey Crowned Crane populations in the region, evidence of crane poisoning was recorded.

Way forward

·       The members agreed to reduce and regulate illegal wetland activities after 6 months when every individual has harvested including the rice farm, those who may wish to utilize the wetland will have to apply for wetland user permits from National Environment Management Authority

  • Continuous demarcation, crane monitoring, and illegal wetland activity supervisory were recommended to be done and accomplished by this setup committee and   overseen the Lwengo district ,cranes and wetlands conservation  project  

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