Ibamba Central Forest Reserve Explained

Ibamba Central Forest Reserve is a protected Forest Reserve under the mandate of National Forestry Authority and is located in Hoima District, western Uganda. The Forest Reserve is situated nearby to the villages  Kihuule and  Kicwamba. Hoima is a city found in the Western part of Uganda and is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center for Hoima District, also known as the Oil City.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Setting and structure

Ibamba Central Forest Reserve  is found at Latitude 1.42° or 1° 25' 12" North and Longitude

31.4051° or 31° 24' 18" east. The Forest Reserve is in close proximity to the villages  Kiryabana and Buhanika.^[4]

Language

Ibamba Central Forest Reserve  communities largely speak the Nyoro language also known as Runyoro.^[5]

Controversies

Ibamba Central Forest Reserve  over the years has faced challenges ranging from Encroachment, felling of trees, charcoal burning, land for agriculture and sugarcane growing, including court orders resulting from illegal occupation of the Central Forest Reserve.^{[6] [7]} In 2014, the High Court ordered Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) to pay National Forest Authority (NFA) $104,808 (about sh262m) in un-cleared license fees since 1950s for iligaly occupying Ibamba Central Forest Reserve   land. NFA sued UBC for continuously occupying two of its plots of land in Kigulya Central Reserve in Masindi and Ibamba Hills in Hoima where the corporation erected masts without paying.^{[8] [9]}

See also

Ihimbo Central Forest Reserve

Mabira Forest

Kikumiro Central Forest Reserve

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ibamba Central Forest Reserve, Hoima . 2023-06-27 . www.cartogiraffe.com.
2. Web site: 2021-03-18 . DISCOVERY: Out of Hoima rises a Ugandan Oil City . 2023-06-27 . The East African . en.
3. Web site: The Uganda Refinery Project – UNOC: Uganda National Oil Company . 2023-06-27 . en-US.
4. Web site: Hoima Latitude and Longitude . 2023-06-27 . www.distancesto.com.
5. Web site: Runyoro Transltion Services English to Runyoro Translation Experts . 2023-06-27 . translate4africa . en-US.
6. Web site: 2023-05-25 . Executive order No3: Museveni bans charcoal trade, guides on the Balaalo . 2023-06-27 . Monitor . en.
7. Web site: 2021-01-22 . Farming, tree felling hurt Hoima forests . 2023-06-27 . Monitor . en.
8. Web site: Court orders UBC to pay sh262m to NFA . 2023-06-27 . New Vision . en.
9. Web site: Why court ruled against NFA in Bugoma Forest case . 2023-06-27 . New Vision . en.