Kapimpini Central Forest Reserve Explained

Kapimpini Central Forest Reserve
Alt Name:Kapimpini Forest
Iucn Category:III
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:Uganda
Relief:1
Location:Nakaseke District
Coords Ref:[2]
Established:1967
Governing Body:National Forestry Authority

Kapimpini Central Forest Reserve is a protected high forest located in Nakaseke district Uganda.[3] It covers a total area of 6,068 hectares (60.78 km2).[4] It was designated as a forest reserve in 1967.[5] It is under the management of National Forestry Authority.[6]

Conservation status

In 2009, 71 hectares of the forest had been deforested [7]

Over 2,000 residents who settled in Kapimpini Forest Reserve accused Nakaseke District Security Internal officer (DISO) and his deputy for threatening them to be evicted from the forest reserve, abuse of office and exorting money from them. But the DISO denied the claims of extortion.

Threats

Grazing of large herds of livestock during the dry season in the forest reserves, commercial forest farming, fires.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.protectedplanet.net/315216 Protected Area Profile for Kapimpini Forest Reserve
  2. Web site: OpenStreetMap . 2023-05-29 . OpenStreetMap . en.
  3. Book: The Forests (Forest Reserves) (Declaration) Order . Uganda Online Law Library . Uganda . en.
  4. Book: NATIONAL BIOMASS STUDY . National Forest Authority . 2009 . Uganda . 96 . en.
  5. Web site: 2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda . 2023-05-26 . documents.protectedplanet.net.
  6. Web site: Brian . Luwaga . 2014-08-14 . Forest Reserve Settlers Accuse Nakaseke DISOs of Extortion . 2023-05-29 . Uganda Radio Network.
  7. Book: NATIONAL BIOMASS STUDY . National Forest Authority . 2009 . Uganda . 96 . en.
  8. Book: STATE OF UGANDA'S FORESTRY 2016 . MINISRTY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT . 2016 . Uganda . 27 . en.