Itwara Central Forest Reserve
{{Short description|Forest in Uganda}}
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| name = Itwara Forest
| alt_name = Itwara Central Forest Reserve
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| location = Western Region, Uganda
| nearest_city = Fort Portal
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| area = {{Convert|87|km2|abbr=on}}
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Itwara Central Forest Reserve is a body of medium altitude moist semi-deciduous forest in the Kyenjojo District, western Uganda. It is 87 km2[http://www.albertinerift.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx%3FEntryId%3D11636%26PortalId%3D49%26DownloadMethod%3Dattachment+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=firefox-a] {{dead link|date=November 2013}} in size and is partly used as protection and production forest area by the NFA.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfa.org.ug/docs/forests_functions_and_classification.pdf |title=NFA : Uganda's Forests, function and classification |publisher=Nfa.org.ug |accessdate=2013-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906023450/http://nfa.org.ug/docs/forests_functions_and_classification.pdf |archivedate=2012-09-06 }} 258 plant species have been identified within the forest of which trees compose 248. A group of 120 chimpanzees has been reported living there.{{cite web|url=http://albertinerift.org/portals/49/media/file/Chimps-3.PDF |title=Section 3 : National survey results |publisher=Albertinerift.org |accessdate=2013-11-07}} Seven species are endemic to this eco-region and 10 are threatened.
Bordering the forests are tea plantations and communities living from subsistence agriculture. Problems in the past have been poaching and encroachment in the northern part of the reserve.{{cite web|url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=47253&PHPSESSID=a3b6a28656c7d594af54233447756b83 |title=Collaborative Forest Management Fails To Address Degradation of Forest Reserve |publisher=Uganda Radio Network |date= |accessdate=2013-09-15}}