Rushaya Central Forest Reserve

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Rushaya Central Forest Reserve is a protected high forest located in Rukungiri District in western Uganda. [1] [2] [3] It covers an area of 31 hectares. [3] [2] [4] [5] It was designated a forest reserve in 1998. [6] [7] It is World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID is 40369. [7]

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Setting and geography

It is one of the forests that are in the Ugandan Albertine Rift. The forest is used to provide fuel for the tobacco industries and poles to use in construction. [1] It is located at coordinates: 0°35′54″S29°49′38″E / 0.5983°S 29.8273°E / -0.5983; 29.8273 . [8]

Threats

Cash crop farming such as tobacco, charcoal burners, poaching, deforestation, encroachment. [1] [9]

See also

  1. Rwensama Central Forest Reserve
  2. National Forestry Authority
  3. Nyabyeya Central Forest Reserve
  4. Bujawe Central Forest Reserve
  5. Guramwa Central Forest Reserve

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "3.2 - Sensitivity of forests". EIN Uganda Clearinghouse. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. 1 2 Andrew, Plumptre (2002). Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift (PDF). Uganda. p. 43.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 Environmental & Social Impact Statement (ESIS) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri-Kihihi–Kanungu/ Ishasha Road to Bituminous Standards (PDF). 37: AWE Environmental Engineers. 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ↑ NATIONAL BIOMASS STUDY (PDF). Uganda: National Forest Authority. 2009. p. 96.
  5. ↑ The Forests (Forest Reserves) (Declaration) Order. Uganda: Uganda Online Library.
  6. ↑ "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda". documents.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  7. 1 2 "Protected Planet | Rushaya". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  8. ↑ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  9. ↑ "Executive order No3: Museveni bans charcoal trade, guides on the Balaalo". Monitor. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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