Itwara Central Forest Reserve Explained

Itwara Forest
Alt Name:	Itwara Central Forest Reserve
Map:	Uganda
Location:	Western Region, Uganda
Nearest City:	Fort Portal
Coordinates:	0.7914°N 30.4719°W
Area:	87km2
Governing Body:	National Forestry Authority

Itwara Central Forest Reserve is a body of medium altitude moist semi-deciduous forest in the Kyenjojo District, western Uganda. It is 87 km^2[1] in size and is partly used as protection and production forest area by the NFA.^[2] 258 plant species have been identified within the forest of which trees compose 248. A group of 120 chimpanzees has been reported living there.^[3] 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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.albertinerift.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx%3FEntryId%3D11636%26PortalId%3D49%26DownloadMethod%3Dattachment+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=firefox-a
2. Web site: NFA : Uganda's Forests, function and classification . Nfa.org.ug . 2013-11-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120906023450/http://nfa.org.ug/docs/forests_functions_and_classification.pdf . 2012-09-06 .
3. Web site: Section 3 : National survey results . Albertinerift.org . 2013-11-07.
4. Web site: Collaborative Forest Management Fails To Address Degradation of Forest Reserve . Uganda Radio Network . 2013-09-15.