Kebisoni Local Forest Reserve

Kebisoni Local Forest Reserve is a protected forest that is located with in Rubabo Subcounty in Rukungiri District in western Uganda.[1][2] It It is managed by National Forestry Authority. Its WPDA ID is 40367.[3] It was declared a forest reserve in 1998.[3][4] It covers an area of 0.06 km2.[3][4][5]

Biodiversity

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Most of its area is planted with ecalyptus trees.[6]

Conservation status and threats

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Kebisoni Local Forest Reserve has 7 km2 of planted Eucalyptus trees planted.[7]

Lumbering, charcoal burners, deforestation for wood fuel and building poles, cash crop farming, poaching, encroachment.[6]

See also

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  1. National Forestry Authority
  2. List of Central Forest Reserves of Uganda
  3. Lakes of Uganda
  4. Katenta Local Forest Reserve

References

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  1. ^ Plumptre, Andrew (2002). Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift (PDF). Wildlife Conservation Society. p. 43.
  2. ^ NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE REPORT 2021 (PDF). Uganda: MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT. 2021. p. 248.
  3. ^ a b c "Protected Planet | Kebisoni". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  4. ^ a b "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda". documents.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  5. ^ Drichi, Paul (2002). National Biomass Study Technical Report of 1996-2002 (PDF). Uganda: Forest Department, Ministry of Water Lands and Environment. p. 110.
  6. ^ a b FIVE YEAR DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN II 2015/2016-2019/2020 (PDF). Uganda: RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. pp. 6, 37, 100.
  7. ^ Environmental & Social Impact Statement (ESIS) of Proposed Upgrading Rukungiri– Kihihi–Kanungu/ Ishasha Road to Bituminous Standards (PDF). Uganda: UGANDA NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY. 2013.