List Of Natural Forest In Uganda
Natural forest. A forest composed of indigenous trees and not classified as forest plantation. Forest plantation. A forest established by planting or/and seeding in the process of afforestation or reforestation. It consists of introduced species or, in some cases, indigenous species.
Forests in Uganda
Forests and woodlands cover approximately 4.9 million hectares in Uganda, about 24% of the total land area. The vast majority of this is woodland (19%), while the rest is tropical moist forest (5%) and forest.
The total forest reserve area is estimated at 1,277,684 hectares, of which 99.6 % is under the Central Forest Reserves while 0.4% is on Local Forest Reserves.
National Forestry Authority is the lead agency mandated to manage all 506 Central Forest Reserves in Uganda.
Uganda offers six principal indigenous/natural forest reserves for harvesting with hard wood species such as Chlorophora excelsa, Celtis, Maesopsis eminii, Entandrophragma, Cynometra alexandrii, Lovoa brownii, and Newtonia buchanani.
The following are the main protected forest reserves in Uganda
Budongo forest reserve
Bugoma Forest Reserve
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Echuya Uganda Forest Reserve
Kalinzu Forest Reserve
Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve
Kibaale Forest
Lutoboka & Bunjazi Forest Reserves
Mabira forest
Maramagambo Forest
Mpanga Forest Reserve
Mt Elgon Forest Reserve
Rwenzori Forest Reserve
Sango Bay Forest Reserve
What is the biggest natural forest in Uganda?
Mabira Central Forest Reserve Area coverage
Mabira Central Forest Reserve is one of Uganda’s largest surviving Natural Forests covering an area of 306 sq km.
How many planted forests are in Uganda?
Total area of planted trees by the NFA stand at 12 km² in the same year. The areas under Management of the NFA are gazetted to 506 Central Forest Reserves.
What is the largest plantation forest in Uganda?
Namwasa Central Forest Reserve
Kampala — A British forest company has established the largest commercial tree plantation in Uganda. The New Forests Company (NFC) leased Namwasa Central Forest Reserve, an area of 9,000 hectares from National Forest Authority (NFA) 18 months ago. However, only 6,000 hectares are plantable.
Where is Mafuga forest located?
Mafuga Forest is a forest(s) and is located in Kanungu District, Western Region, Uganda. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 2021 metres.