List of Local Forest Reserves of Uganda

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In Uganda, a Local Forest Reserve are managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 8/2003.{{cite web |author=Ecolex |date=2003 |title=National Forest and Tree Planting Act, 2003 (No. 8 of 2003) |url=https://www.ecolex.org/details/legislation/national-forest-and-tree-planting-act-2003-no-8-of-2003-lex-faoc087770/ |access-date=27 April 2020 |publisher=ECOLEX}}{{Cite book |last=Andrew |first=Plumptre |url=https://programs.wcs.org/portals/49/media/file/albertineriftforeststatusextent.pdf |title=Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift |year=2002 |location=Uganda |pages=43 |language=en}}

The NFA is mandated to manage all 506 Forest Reserves in Uganda.{{Cite web |title=Forest reserves lack land titles â€" NFA |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1011657 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=New Vision |language=en}}{{cite web |date=2011-11-08 |title=National Forestry Authority |url=http://www.nfa.org.ug |accessdate=2013-07-21 |publisher=Nfa.org.ug}}{{Cite web |title=NFA needs sh21b to mark forest boundaries |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1308036 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=New Vision |language=en}} These reserves are part of the protected areas of Uganda.

List of Local Forest Reserves in Uganda:{{Cite web |title=AlbertinaRift.org |url=http://albertinerift.org/portals/49/media/file/Biodiversity-7.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062227/http://albertinerift.org/portals/49/media/file/Biodiversity-7.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2013-04-25}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Rank

!Name

!Geodata

!Size (km2 )

!District

!Notes

1

|Katenta

|

|5.10

|Kabarole District

|

2

|Kebisoni

|

|6.48

|Rukungiri District

|

3

|Kagogo

|

|2.52

|Rukungiri District

|

4

|Kibale

|

|1.45

|Kibale District

|

5

|Butebe

|

|6.79

|Kabarole District

|

6

|Butiti

|

|2.33

|Kabarole District

|

7

|Hoima

|

|4.90

|Hoima District

|

8

|Ibanda

|

|14.37

|Mbarara District

|

9

|Kabwohe

|

|3.09

|Bushenyi District

|

10

|Kahunge

|

|4.89

|Kabarole District

|

11

|Kakumiro

|

|25.84

|Kibale District

|

12

|Kanyampara

|

|62.36

|Kasese District

|

13

|Kihihi

|

|35.86

|Rukungiri District

|

14

|Kijubya

|

|27.08

|Hoima District

|

15

|Kooga

|

|10.93

|Bushenyi District

|

16

|Kyamuhunga

|

|7.83

|Bushenyi District

|

17

|Mpara

|

|1.21

|Kabarole District

|

18

|Nyabirongo

|

|16.12

|Kasese District

|

19

|Nyakinoni

|

|5.25

|Kabarole District

|

20

|Nyantungo

|

|5.78

|Kabarole District

|

21

|Nyakigumba

|

|10.83

|Kabarole District

|

22

|Nyakikindo

|

|38.64

|Bundibugyo District

|

See also

References

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