Lutembe Bay
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.
Conservation
Lutumbe Bay is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. The bay is notable for its population of as many as 1.5m white-winged tern.
in 2013 a portion of the wetland was illegally filled with soil by the flower export giant Rosebud Ltd.
Importance
The Lutumbe Bay hosts different birds such as white-winged black terns, grey and black headed gulls, gull-billed terns. It is also a breeding ground for some birds from Europe and a tourist place.
Pollution
Agrochemicals from the surrounding flower farms get into the wetland as a result of leaching.