Human impact
The loss of large areas of tropical grasslands and forests has become a major concern of the world community today. Over the past century, a big percentage of grasslands and woodlands in Uganda has been affected by human activities such as livestock grazing, farming, logging and swamp reclamation. Across much of Northeastern Uganda, extensive and semi-extensive livestock systems rely on the use of these grasslands for the essential input of forage into livestock production. In terms of general support functions, the services and products we derive from tropical grasslands are diverse and they benefit people at the local, national and global levels. Indigenous people and communities that live on the fringes of these grasslands rely on them to graze their animals that in turn provide them with food. They also rely on them for shelter. The well being of these communities therefore extensively depends on these grasslands. http://www.ossrea.net/ssrr/no24/no24.htm