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Chapter 4
T r a c k i n g E n v i r o n m e n t a l S u s t a i n a b i l i t y
Tracking Environmental Sustainability
Restoration of bare hills in Mbarara District, 2005
NEMA 2005
U
ganda’s economy enjoyed positive
growth throughout the first part of this
decade. GDP growth was 6.0 per cent per
annum for most of early 2000s, but increased to
7.1 per cent in 2008. Environment and natural
resource (ENR) assets accounted for the bulk of
this growth. For most years, ENR contributed
more than 50 per cent of GDP.
Uganda’s economy is closely linked to her rich
environment and natural resource base. Agriculture
however continues to determine Uganda’s success in
terms of economic growth and poverty reduction. The
sector’s share of GDP remains high at 21% (2007) having
only recently reduced from 47.7% in the late 1990’s and
41.6% in the early 2000’s. The sector continues to absorb
the largest share of the labour force.
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