Natural resource utilisation and conservation:

Abstract

The study was carried out with the aim of finding out natural resource utilization on conservation a case study of Ttanda archeological site in Mityana district. The objectives for the study was; to find out the role of economic sustainability on conservation, to find out the role of environmental sustainability on conservation and to find out the role of sociocultural sustainability on conservation. The researcher applied both qualitative and quantitative techniques in designing the research. A total of 30 respondents participated in the study and were selected using convenience sampling and random sampling method. The data was collected using questionnaires and interviews and presented using tables, graphs and pie charts for easy analysis. The study cited natural resource utilization as source of employment, source of government revenue, and they are the major source of foreign exchange earners in most part of the world. The industry is one of the most important sectors of a nation’s economy as they provide and create jobs, especially during times of holidays they are a source of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit; they harness individual creative effort; and they create competition and are the seed bed for businesses of the future. The study also highlighted negative and positive effect of natural resource utilization activities on conservation. It relied on content analysis from the existing studies, and the outcome revealed that natural resource utilization is inimical and constitutes to conservation. It was however recommended that since natural resource utilization and conservation plays a great role towards community livelihoods the government should lay strategies in order to improve on the sustainability and growth of conservation activities and livelihoods of the local communities. It was also recommended that the government develops different strategies such as formation of conservation association, formation of ministry of tourism and wildlife antiquity, exempting some tourism establishment from paying taxes and looking for investors to invest in the sectors and others and conservation.