List of Local Forest Reserves of Uganda

In Uganda, a Local Forest Reserve are managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 8/2003. ^{[1] [2]}

The NFA is mandated to manage all 506 Forest Reserves in Uganda. ^{[3] [4] [5]} These reserves are part of the protected areas of Uganda.

List of Local Forest Reserves in Uganda: ^{[6] [2]}

Rank	Name	Geodata	Size (km2 )	District	Notes
1	Katenta		5.10	Kabarole District
2	Kebisoni		6.48	Rukungiri District
3	Kagogo		2.52	Rukungiri District
4	Kibale		1.45	Kibale District
5	Butebe		6.79	Kabarole District
6	Butiti		2.33	Kabarole District
7	Hoima		4.90	Hoima District
8	Ibanda		14.37	Mbarara District
9	Kabwohe		3.09	Bushenyi District
10	Kahunge		4.89	Kabarole District
11	Kakumiro		25.84	Kibale District
12	Kanyampara		62.36	Kasese District
13	Kihihi		35.86	Rukungiri District
14	Kijubya		27.08	Hoima District
15	Kooga		10.93	Bushenyi District
16	Kyamuhunga		7.83	Bushenyi District
17	Mpara		1.21	Kabarole District
18	Nyabirongo		16.12	Kasese District
19	Nyakinoni		5.25	Kabarole District
20	Nyantungo		5.78	Kabarole District
21	Nyakigumba		10.83	Kabarole District
22	Nyakikindo		38.64	Bundibugyo District

See also

• Albertine Rift montane forests
• List of Central Forest Reserves of Uganda
• List of Wildlife Reserves of Uganda

References

1. Ecolex (2003). "National Forest and Tree Planting Act, 2003 (No. 8 of 2003)". ECOLEX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. Andrew, Plumptre (2002). Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift (PDF). Uganda. p. 43.
3. "Forest reserves lack land titles â€" NFA". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
4. "National Forestry Authority". Nfa.org.ug. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
5. "NFA needs sh21b to mark forest boundaries". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
6. "AlbertinaRift.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-25.