Kebisoni Local Forest Reserve
{{Short description|Protected forest that is located with in Rubabo Subcounty in Rukungiri District in western Uganda}}
Kebisoni Local Forest Reserve is a protected forest that is located with in Rubabo Subcounty in Rukungiri District in western Uganda.{{Cite book |last=Plumptre |first=Andrew |url=https://programs.wcs.org/portals/49/media/file/albertineriftforeststatusextent.pdf |title=Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift |publisher=Wildlife Conservation Society |year=2002 |pages=43 |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.mwe.go.ug/sites/default/files/library/NRECCLWM%20PROGRAMME%20PERFOMAMCE%20REPORT%202021.pdf |title=NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE REPORT 2021 |publisher=MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT |year=2021 |location=Uganda |pages=248 |language=en}} It It is managed by National Forestry Authority. Its WPDA ID is 40367.{{Cite web |title=Protected Planet {{!}} Kebisoni |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/40367 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Protected Planet}} It was declared a forest reserve in 1998.{{Cite web |title=2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda |url=http://documents.protectedplanet.net/UGA.html |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=documents.protectedplanet.net}} It covers an area of 0.06 km{{sup|2}}.{{Cite book |last=Drichi |first=Paul |url=https://www.nfa.go.ug/images/reports/drafttechnicalreport.pdf |title=National Biomass Study Technical Report of 1996-2002 |publisher=Forest Department, Ministry of Water Lands and Environment |year=2002 |location=Uganda |pages=110 |language=en}}
Biodiversity
Most of its area is planted with ecalyptus trees.{{Cite book |url=http://npa.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FINAL-DDPII-Rukungiri-2015-2020.pdf |title=FIVE YEAR DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN II 2015/2016-2019/2020 |publisher=RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT |location=Uganda |pages=6, 37, 100 |language=en}}
Conservation status and threats
Kebisoni Local Forest Reserve has 7 km2 of planted Eucalyptus trees planted.{{Cite book |url=https://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Environmental-and-Social-Assessments/Uganda_-_Upgrading_Rukungiri%E2%80%93Kihihi%E2%80%93Ishasha_-_Kanungu_Road_to_Bituminous_Standards_-_ESIA_Report.pdf |title=Environmental & Social Impact Statement (ESIS) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri– Kihihi–Kanungu/ Ishasha Road to Bituminous Standards |publisher=UGANDA NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY |year=2013 |location=Uganda |language=en}}
Lumbering, charcoal burners, deforestation for wood fuel and building poles, cash crop farming, poaching, encroachment.