Lutembe Bay Explained

Lutembe Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria.

Location

Lutembe Bay is located in Wakiso District and covers areas of Katabi, Kajjansi and Makindye Ssabagabo Town Councils.

It lies on these co-ordinates 00°10ʹ N 32°34ʹ E.^[1]

Conservation

Lutumbe Bay is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.^[2] The bay is notable for its population of as many as 1.5m white-winged tern.^[3]

in 2013 a portion of the wetland was illegally filled with soil by the flower export giant Rosebud Ltd.^[4]

Importance

The Lutumbe Bay hosts different birds such as white-winged black terns, grey and black headed gulls, gull-billed terns.^[5] It is also a breeding ground for some birds from Europe and a tourist place.^[6]

Pollution

Agrochemicals from the surrounding flower farms get into the wetland as a result of leaching.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Kadoma . Anthony . Perry . Mia . Renaud . Fabrice G. . 2023-10-26 . Stakeholders’ perceptions of wetland conservation and restoration in Wakiso District, Uganda . Environment, Development and Sustainability . en . 10.1007/s10668-023-04008-z . 1573-2975. free .
2. Web site: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands . The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda . 28 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130107023855/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__ . 7 January 2013 .
3. Web site: Byaruhanga. Achilles. Uganda. Country Profiles. BirdLife International. 16 August 2013 . Kasoma, Pantaleon . Pomeroy, Derek.
4. News: Muhumuza. Rodney. Uganda loses wetland to rose farming business. 16 August 2013. Miami Herald. 15 August 2013. AP.
5. Web site: The bird paradise at Lutembe . 2024-06-27 . New Vision . en.
6. Kadoma . Anthony . Perry . Mia . Renaud . Fabrice G. . 2023-10-26 . Stakeholders’ perceptions of wetland conservation and restoration in Wakiso District, Uganda . Environment, Development and Sustainability . en . 10.1007/s10668-023-04008-z . 1573-2975. free .
7. Web site: The bird paradise at Lutembe . 2024-06-27 . New Vision . en.
8. Web site: 2021-01-22 . Lutembe wetland facing extinction - report . 2024-06-27 . Monitor . en.