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:
| Rank | Name | Size in km² |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budongo | 817 |
| 2 | Bugoma | 400 |
| 3 | Buhungiro | 11 |
| 4 | Bujawe | 50 |
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.