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Rushaya Central Forest Reserve

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Rushaya Central Forest Reserve is a protected high forest located in Rukungiri District in western Uganda.[1][2][3] It covers an area of 31 hectares.[3][2][4][5] It was designated a forest reserve in 1998.[6][7] It is World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID is 40369.[7]

Setting and geography

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It is one of the forests that are in the Ugandan Albertine Rift. The forest is used to provide fuel for the tobacco industries and poles to use in construction.[1] It is located at coordinates: 0°35′54″S 29°49′38″E / 0.5983°S 29.8273°E / -0.5983; 29.8273 .[8]

Threats

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Cash crop farming such as tobacco, charcoal burners, poaching, deforestation, encroachment.[1][9]

See also

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  1. Rwensama Central Forest Reserve
  2. National Forestry Authority
  3. Nyabyeya Central Forest Reserve
  4. Bujawe Central Forest Reserve
  5. Guramwa Central Forest Reserve

References

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  1. ^ a b c "3.2 - Sensitivity of forests". EIN Uganda Clearinghouse. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. ^ a b Andrew, Plumptre (2002). Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift (PDF). Uganda. p. 43.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Environmental & Social Impact Statement (ESIS) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri-Kihihi–Kanungu/ Ishasha Road to Bituminous Standards (PDF). 37: AWE Environmental Engineers. 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ NATIONAL BIOMASS STUDY (PDF). Uganda: National Forest Authority. 2009. p. 96.
  5. ^ The Forests (Forest Reserves) (Declaration) Order. Uganda: Uganda Online Library.
  6. ^ "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda". documents.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  7. ^ a b "Protected Planet | Rushaya". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  8. ^ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  9. ^ "Executive order No3: Museveni bans charcoal trade, guides on the Balaalo". Monitor. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.