National Forestry Authority Explained

Agency Name:	National Forest Authority
Formed:	2003
Jurisdiction:	Government of Uganda
Headquarters:	Plot 10/20, Spring Road, Kampala, Uganda
Chief1 Position:	Executive Director
Parent Agency:	Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)

The National Forestry Authority (Abbreviated as NFA) is the body of the Ugandan central government that is responsible for managing the country's Central Forest Reserves through demarcating, re-surveying and maintaining them.^[1] It was created as a semi-autonomous corporation through the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act of 2003 to replace the prior Forestry Department.^[2]

Overview

The National Forestry Authority was established by the Act of Parliament in 2003 to replace the century-old Forest Department which as a purely government department had failed to address the challenges that the forestry sector was facing in the 1970s through to the 1990s. The mandate of the National Forestry Authority is to manage Central Forest Reserves on a sustainable basis and to supply other high quality forestry- related products and services in accordance with sound financial and commercial practice. ^[3]

Roles

1. To manage the country's Central Forest Reserves through boundaries demarcations, re-surveying and maintaining them.^{[4] [5]}
2. Consent and approve all the constructions through the forest reserves through the EIA permit issued to UNRA by NEMA.^[6]
3. License commercial activity in central forest reserves.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE REPORT 2021 . MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT . 2021 . Uganda . 64.
2. Book: German. Laura A.. Karsenty. Alain. Tiani. Anne-Marie. Governing Africa's forests in a globalized world. 2010. Earthscan. London. 978-1849774512. 171–172. Greman.
3. Web site: Republic of Uganda- Ministry of Water and Environment . 2015 . State of Uganda's Forestry 2015 . nfa.go.ug.
4. Web site: NFA needs sh21b to mark forest boundaries . 2023-05-22 . New Vision . en.
5. Web site: NFA needs sh21b to mark forest boundaries . 2023-05-26 . New Vision . en.
6. Book: Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri–Kihihi Ishasha/ Kanungu Road to Bituminous Standards . AIR WATER EARTH (AWE) LTD . 2013 . Uganda . xiii, 14, 35, 58 . en.
7. Book: Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri–Kihihi Ishasha/ Kanungu Road to Bituminous Standards . AIR WATER EARTH (AWE) LTD . 2013 . Uganda . xiii, 14, 35, 58 . en.