List Of Planted Forest In Uganda

List Of Planted Forest In Uganda

A planted forest is defined as a forest that at maturity is predominantly composed of trees established through planting and/or deliberate seeding. Planted forest includes but is not limited to plantation forest.

According to the U.N. FAO, 15.2% or about 2,988,000 ha of Uganda is forested, according to FAO. Uganda had 51,000 ha of planted forest.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Uganda lost an average of 88,150 ha or 1.86% per year. In total, between 1990 and 2010, Uganda lost 37.1% of its forest cover, or around 1,763,000 ha.

Uganda’s forests contain 109 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass. Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Uganda has some 1592 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 1.1% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 3.1% are threatened. Uganda is home to at least 4900 species of vascular plants. 7.3% of Uganda is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

Here are the List Of Planted Forest In Uganda

1 Budongo 01°48′22″N 31°34′42″E 817 Masindi/Hoima

2 Bugoma 01°15′20″N 30°58′00″E 400 Kikuube District

3 Buhungiro 00°29′03″N 30°56′00″E 11 Kyegegwa

4 Bujawe 50 Hoima

5 Bundekiki 5 Bundibugyo

6 Bwambara 00°40′48″S 29°49′26″E 0.4 Rukungiri

7 Echuya 01°17′53″S 29°15′00″E 36 Kisoro/Kabale

8 Fort Portal 0.7 Kabarole

9 Fumbya 4 Masindi

10 Guramwa 15 Kibale

11 Ibamba 3 Hoima

12 Ibambaro 37 Kabarole

13 Ihimbo 00°40′48″S 29°49′26″E 5 Rukungiri

14 Itwara 87 Kabarole

15 Kabale 1.3 Kabale

16 Kabango-Mutandi 3.6 Bundibugyo

17 Kagadi 0.12 Kibaale

18 Kagombe 178 Kibaale

19 Kagorra 43 Kabarole

20 Kahurokobwire 11 Hoima

21 Kakasi 7.8 Kabarole

22 Kalinzu 0°24′43″S 30°04′48″E 140 Bushenyi

23 Kanaga 6.6 Kibale

24 Kandanda-Ngobya 27 Hoima

25 Kaniabizo 0.39 Rukungiri

26 Kapchorwa 0.06 Kapchorwa

27 Kasato 26 Kibale

28 Kasokwa 0.69 Masindi

29 Kasongoire 12 Masindi

30 Kashoya-Kitomi 0°14′47″S 30°15′01″E 384 Bushenyi/Mbarara

31 Kibego 13 Kabarole

32 Kibeka 96 Masindi

33 Kigulya Hill 4.11 Masindi

34 Kihaimira 5.5 Kibale

35 Kijuna 12 Kibale

36 Kikumiro 7.2 Kabarole

37 Kitechura 53 Kabarole

38 Kitony Hill 2.99 Masindi

39 Kyahaiguru 4.27 Hoima

40 Kyamugongo 1.19 Hoima

41 Kyamurangi 4.22 Kibale

42 Kyanthue 2.03 Rukungiri

43 Kyahara 4.81 Kabarole

44 Mabira 00°27′48″N 33°00′29″E 300 Buikwe

45 Mafuga 37 Kabarole

46 Maseege 9.37 Masindi

47 Mataa 1.06 Bundibugyo

48 Matiri 55 Kabarole

49 Mburamaizi 5.04 Rukungiri

50 Mpanga 4.53 Mpigi

51 Mubuku 17 Kasese

52 Muhangi 19 Kabarole

53 Muhunga 4.12 Kibale

54 Mukihani 37 Hoima

55 Muko 1.67 Kabale

56 Musoma 2.7 Masindi

57 Nakuyazo 3.48 Kibale

58 Nkera 7.5 Kabarole

59 North Rwenzori 35 Bundibugyo/Ntoroko

60 Nsekuro Hill 1.3 Masindi

61 Nyabigoye 4.77 Kibale

62 Nyabiku 3.73 Kibale

63 Nyburongo 1.72 Bundibugyo

64 Nyabyeya 3.55 Masindi

65 Nyakarongo 35 Kibale

66 Nyakunyu 4.6 Masindi

67 Nyamakere 39 Masindi

68 Oruha 3.45 Kabarole

69 Rukara 4.5 Kibale

70 Rukungiri 0.24 Rukungiri

71 Rushaya 0.29 Rukungiri

72 Ruzaire 12 Kibale

73 Rwengeye 3.23 Kibale

74 Rwengiri 1.55 Rukungiri

75 Rwensama 1.21 Masindi

76 Rwensambya 6.72 Kabarole

77 Wambabya 34 Hoima

What are planted forests?

A planted forest is defined as a forest that at maturity is predominantly composed of trees established through planting and/or deliberate seeding. Plantation forest is defined as an intensively managed planted forest that at maturity is composed of one or two species, has one age class, and has regular tree spacing.

What is forest plantation management?

Tending operations keep the plants from being suppressed by natural vegetation and protect them from other potential sources of harm such as animals, insects and disease. Generally these operations include a wide range of treatments including access control, soil and nutrient management, pest management, and so forth.

Which is the biggest planted forest in Uganda?

List of Central Forest Reserves in Uganda:

RankNameSize in km²
1Budongo817
2Bugoma400
3Buhungiro11
4Bujawe50

How many natural forests are there 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.