Rwengiri Central Forest Reserve is a protected tropical forest that is located in Rukungiri district in Western Uganda. [1] [2] [3] [4] It covers an area of 155 km2. [2] [5] [6] It managed by the National Forestry Authority. Its WPDA ID is 40357. [7] It was designated a reserve in 1968. [7] [8]
it is located at : 0°39′56″S 29°52′13″E / 0.6656°S 29.8702°E. [7] The forest helps in reducing flooding by protecting the banks of river Kachindo Wetlands. The forest is commonly used for local fuel, charcoal and forestry investment. [5]
The size of forest reserve was impacted by the road Ugrade of Rukungiri–Kihihi– Ishasha/ Kanungu Road to Bituminous Standards in 2013. [1] [3] From 1996 to 2002, 25 km2 was deforested [6]
Cash crop farming for example Tobacco, illegal lumbering, poaching, deforestation, and encroachment. [5] [4] [9]
- Bujawe Central Forest Reserve
- Kashoya-Kitomi Forest Reserve
- National Forestry Authority
- List of Central Forest Reserves of Uganda
- ^ a b Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri–Kihihi Ishasha/ Kanungu Road to Bituminous Standards (PDF). Uganda: AIR WATER EARTH (AWE) LTD. 2013. pp. xiii, 14, 35, 58.
- ^ a b Plumptre, Andrew (2002). Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift (PDF). Wildlife Conservation Society. p. 43.
- ^
a
b
Road Sector Support Project 5 (RSSP V) - Upgrading of Rukungiri–Kihihi Ishasha/Kanungu and MbaleBumbobi Manafwa-Lwakhakha Roads (PDF). Uganda. 2013. p. 13.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ a b FIVE YEAR DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN II 2015/2016-2019/2020 (PDF). Uganda: RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 2015. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "3.2 - Sensitivity of forests". EIN Uganda Clearinghouse. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ a b Drichi, Paul (2002). National Biomass Study Technical Report of 1996-2002 (PDF). Uganda: Forest Department, Ministry of Water Lands and Environment. p. 103.
- ^ a b c "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda". documents.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Executive order No3: Museveni bans charcoal trade, guides on the Balaalo". Monitor. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
Rwengiri Central Forest Reserve is a protected tropical forest that is located in Rukungiri district in Western Uganda. [1] [2] [3] [4] It covers an area of 155 km2. [2] [5] [6] It managed by the National Forestry Authority. Its WPDA ID is 40357. [7] It was designated a reserve in 1968. [7] [8]
it is located at : 0°39′56″S 29°52′13″E / 0.6656°S 29.8702°E. [7] The forest helps in reducing flooding by protecting the banks of river Kachindo Wetlands. The forest is commonly used for local fuel, charcoal and forestry investment. [5]
The size of forest reserve was impacted by the road Ugrade of Rukungiri–Kihihi– Ishasha/ Kanungu Road to Bituminous Standards in 2013. [1] [3] From 1996 to 2002, 25 km2 was deforested [6]
Cash crop farming for example Tobacco, illegal lumbering, poaching, deforestation, and encroachment. [5] [4] [9]
- Bujawe Central Forest Reserve
- Kashoya-Kitomi Forest Reserve
- National Forestry Authority
- List of Central Forest Reserves of Uganda
- ^ a b Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri–Kihihi Ishasha/ Kanungu Road to Bituminous Standards (PDF). Uganda: AIR WATER EARTH (AWE) LTD. 2013. pp. xiii, 14, 35, 58.
- ^ a b Plumptre, Andrew (2002). Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift (PDF). Wildlife Conservation Society. p. 43.
- ^
a
b
Road Sector Support Project 5 (RSSP V) - Upgrading of Rukungiri–Kihihi Ishasha/Kanungu and MbaleBumbobi Manafwa-Lwakhakha Roads (PDF). Uganda. 2013. p. 13.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ a b FIVE YEAR DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN II 2015/2016-2019/2020 (PDF). Uganda: RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 2015. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "3.2 - Sensitivity of forests". EIN Uganda Clearinghouse. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ a b Drichi, Paul (2002). National Biomass Study Technical Report of 1996-2002 (PDF). Uganda: Forest Department, Ministry of Water Lands and Environment. p. 103.
- ^ a b c "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda". documents.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Executive order No3: Museveni bans charcoal trade, guides on the Balaalo". Monitor. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.