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Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a forest reserve and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. [1] According to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest.
In Uganda, a Local Forest Reserve are managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 8/2003. [1] [2] The NFA is mandated to manage all 506 Forest Reserves in Uganda. [3] [4] [5] These reserves are part of the protected areas of Uganda. List of Local Forest Reserves in Uganda: [6] [2]
List of Wildlife Reserves in Uganda: [2] Rank Name Geodata Size (Hactres) District Notes 1 Bugungu: 52,000 Masindi: 2 Kyambura: 15522.39 Bushenyi: 2 Karuma: 82573.29 Masindi: 3 Kigezi: 18370.91 Rukungiri: 4 Semliki (aka Toro Semlikii) 38835.26 Bundibugyo: 5 Katonga: Kamwenge: 6 Pian Upe: Karamoja: 7 Bokora Corridor: 2056 Karamoja: 8 Ajai: 16600 ...
Uganda is a landlocked country covering an area of 236,000 km2 of which 82% is dry land, 14% is open water and 4% is a permanent swamp. The country is among those endowed with the greatest diversity of animal and plant species and ranks among the top ten most bio-diverse countries in the world. [4]
Enock Twagirayesu was seeking sanctuary when he and his family fled violence in Burundi, and they found it in Uganda, the small East African nation that has absorbed thousands of refugees from ...
Today, forest and woodland cover in Uganda stands at 49,000 km 2 or 24% of the total land area. Of these 9,242.08 km 2 is tropical rainforest, 350.60 km 2 are forest plantations and 39,741.02 km 2 is woodland. 30% of these areas are protected as national parks, wildlife reserves or central forest reserves. [1]
Uganda has lost 13% of its tree cover since 2000 NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Enock Twagirayesu was seeking sanctuary when […] The post In Uganda, refugees’ need for wood ravaged the forest. Now ...
This category contains the native flora of Uganda as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).