Gulu Central Forest Reserve is a Forest Reserve located in Gulu District, Laroo-Pece division, GuluCity and is a protected area by National Forestry Authority. Despite numerous threats, the forest reserve has faced numerous challenges. [1]
In March 2019, the government ordered eviction of encroachers into Gulu Central Forest Reserve following efforts to help restore and save the reserve from deforestation. In 2021, parliament of Uganda passed a resolution to degazette Gulu Central Forest Reserve. [2]
The forest reserve has faced multiple encroachment to a brink nearing extinction. With many wrangles politically and locally by community members, the forest reserve has been highly contested by the current Gulu University, a higher institution of learning that is seated on vast chunks of land belonging to the forest. National Forestry Authority [3] was faulted for wrongly participating in the give away of land belonging to Gulu Central Forest Reserve and to compensate for the illegality, the government agency agreed to relocate part of the forest reserve to Nwoya District and arranged 500 hectares of land to replant the forest reserve and pave way for the expansion of Gulu University. [4] [5]
Nyabiku Central Forest Reserve is a gazetted forest reserve in Kibaale District, Uganda. It is located in the sub-counties of Mugarama and Nyamarunda, approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from Kibaale Town. The reserve covers an area of 3,400 hectares.
Rwensama Central Forest Reserve is a tropical high forest found in Masindi District in Uganda. It covers 127 hectares and it is meant for ecological and environmental purposes.
Rwengeye Central Forest Reserve is a protected tropical high forest in Kiryanga and Pacwa subcounties that are located in Kibaale District in Western Uganda. It covers an area of 329 hecatres (3.24 km²). It is operated by the National Forestry Authority (NFA). Its WDPA ID is 39999. It was declared a forest reserve in 1932.
Nyabyeya Central Forest Reserve is a forest reserve located in Masindi District, Western Uganda, Bujenje County, Budongo sub-county, and Nyabyeya parish in western Uganda. It is part of the extensive network of Central Forest Reserves managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) in Uganda. This forest reserve covers an area of about 358.06 hectares. Nyabyeya Forest Reserve was created to train students in forestry under the Nyabyeya Forestry College.
Ruzaire Central Forest Reserve is a protected high forest located in Kibaale district which is in the located within the Albertine Region. It covers an area of 1194.94 hectares. It is managed by the National Forestry Authority.
Kangombe Central Forest Reserve is a forest reserve located in Kibaale District, Uganda. The reserve is known for its rich biodiversity and ecological significance. It serves as a habitat for numerous plant and animal species.
Namatale Central Forest Reserve is a forest located in Mbale district, Uganda. It is a significant natural resource that plays a crucial role in the region's ecosystem and biodiversity conservation efforts.
Kikumiro Central Forest Reserve is a forest located in Kabarole district, 300 km2 from Kampala, western Uganda and is protected by National Forestry Authority. The reserve is bordered by Ntoroko, Kagadi district to the north, Kibaale district to the East, Kamwenge to the to the south and Bundibugyo district to the west. The communities living around this forest reserve include Kyarutwe, Kyembamba, Kyongera, Mitoma A, Ibaale and Barahiija communities that are close to villages of Bihanga and Kyarukomi A. It covers a total land area of 7.1 km2 and was gazette in 1948 as a forest reserve National Forestry Authority.
Kapchorwa Central Forest Reserve is a forest reserve located in Kapchorwa district found in the eastern part of Uganda at the slopes of Mount Elgon. It is bordered by Mbale, Bulambuli, and Sironko in the south-west, Nakapiripit and Moroto in the north, and the republic of Kenya in the east. The area largely comprises the sabiny, pokot and the nandi communities of western Kenya. The 0.06 square kilometer forest reserve is located at an Altitude of 2,100 to 2,400 meters above sea level.
Rwoho Forest Reserve is a protected area located to the south of Bugamba Central Forest Reserve in Rwampara and Isingiro districts in south western Uganda. The reserve covers extensive high ground and numerous valleys, including the majority of the Kyezo valley's western watershed. Rwoho Forest Reserve has an area of 91 square kilometers and is maintained on behalf of the Government of Uganda by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry Authority and Tree Planting Act 8/2003.
Bugamba Central Forest reserve is a natural forest located in the Rwampara district, in southwestern Uganda. It has been referred to as an intensive soil conservation zone. The Reserve is one of the few softwood plantations where spacing is practiced. It is managed and is maintained on behalf of the Government of Uganda by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry Authority and Tree Planting Act 8/2003.
Lutoboka Central Forest Reserve is a protected area in Uganda's Eastern district of Kalangala. The 174 hectares Lutoboka Forest Reserve is located in Kalangala Town Council on Bugala Island.
Nakindiba Central Forest Reserve, a protect area located in Wakiso district, is a 142 hectares forest reserve with a boundary length of 7.2 kilometers. It is situated in Central Uganda and is protected by the National Forestry Authority under National Forest and Tree Planting Act.
Gangu Central Forest Reserve is a 1,054 hectares protected area located along the Kampala Masaka highway in Butambala District, South West of Kampala City in Central Uganda.
Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve is a forested area located in Wakiso District, Uganda. The reserve is known for its rich biodiversity and ecological significance. However, in recent years, it has faced various threats and challenges, including sand mining, fish ponds, and encroachment by licensed tree planters.
Nonve Central Forest Reserve is a 738 hectare forest reserve located in Kakiri Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda. It is part of the Central Forest Reserves of Uganda, which are managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA).
Mugomba Central Forest Reserve is a 100-hectare (247-acre) forest reserve located in Entebbe, Central Uganda. It is part of the Central Forest Reserves of Uganda, which are managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA).
Kasato Central Forest Reserve is a protected tropical forest that is located in Kiryanga subcounty in Kagadi District in Western Uganda. It covers an area of 26.82 km2(2691 hectares) It managed by the National Forestry Authority. It was designated a reserve in 1965. Its WPDA ID is 39988.
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