Bugamba Central Forest Reserve
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Bugamba Central Forest reserve is a natural forest located in Rwampara district, south western Uganda. It is also usually referred to as an intensive soil conservation zone.[1][2][3][4]It is one of the softwood plantations where spacing is practiced. Other forests include Mafuga and Kibale Central Forest Reserves [5][6][7][8] It is managed and is maintained on behalf of the Government of Uganda by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry Authority and Tree Planting Act 8/2003[9]
Setting and Structure
Bugamba Central Forest Reserve encompasses the ridges and gullies running from the Karamurani Ridges to the Rubingo Valley. The Reserve covers a large amount of high ground and numerous valleys, including the majority of the Kyezo valley's western watershed.[3] The forest reserve is located on the following geographical coordinates:0°43'57.0"S, 30°30'58.0"E (Latitude:-0.732500; Longitude:30.516111). [10] It is situated approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi), by road, southwest of Mbarara, the nearest large city[11] The forest reserve is in a low rainfall zone - annual rainfall at 978 mm and falls on 105 rainy days. However because to its high altitude, evaporation is quite minimal. This guarantees that soil moisture is available for an extended period of time.[3] Bugamba CFR's current plantation area consists of 13 divisions encompassing approximately 1,210 acres. There are 960 acres of plantable land, existing fire lines and roadways cover an area of 80.9 acres and 25 kilometers, respectively.[12]
Key Biodiversity
Bugamba Forest Reserve is very important since it is home to rare biodiversity in Uganda's protected regions. These include the following; Carrisa edulis, Pinus caribaea, Newtonia, Maesopsis, and Entandropragma and Albizzia Markhamia tree species, which occur in valleys. The planting of conifer species started in 1965 in Bugamba forest reserve and eucalyptus grandis was used in fire lines.[3]
Threats and Interventions
The cypress aphid ravaged cypress trees and hedgerows in Uganda in the 1990s, causing significant damage and crop loss. In the South Western region, the aphid attack took the most toll on the softwood plantations including Bugamba forest reserve (131 ha). Other affected forest areas included Muko (162 ha), Mafuga (1386 ha), Kiirima (926 ha) and Rhoho (52 ha).[13] Illegal logging has been a severe issue in the reserves, resulting in forest cover degradation.[14] A large number of the trees in Bugamba Forest Reserve have already been cut down. Approximately 1,080 hectares of the total area of 1,210 hectares have been cleared. However, replanting efforts have been successful, with approximately 80 hectares of trees remaining in the reserve. In addition to the Caribbean Pinus caribea species, the National Forestry Authority (NFA) has imported new Pinus caribea species from Honduras and South Africa to Bugamba Forest Reserve.[15][16]
See Also
List of Central Forest Reserves of Uganda
External Link
Forest Management Plan for Bugamba and Rwoho Central Forest Reserves 2006-2026.
References
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- ^ Katwijukye, A. K., & Doppler, W. (2004). The socio-economic analysis of land use changes and soil conservation in central and western Uganda. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(1), 303-311.
- ^ a b c d NFA. (2007). Forest Management Plan for Bugamba and Rwoho Central Forest Reserves for the period 2006-2026. Kampala: National Forest Authority.
- ^ Purdon, M., & Lokina, R. (2014). Ex-post evaluation of the additionality of Clean Development Mechanism afforestation projects in Tanzania, Uganda and Moldova. London: Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
- ^ Brown, J. R. Lang (1965). "Spacing in Softwood Plantations in Western Uganda". The Commonwealth Forestry Review. 44 (1 (119)): 33–39. ISSN 0010-3381.
- ^ NOACK, D. (1965). Wood Industry in Tropical Areas. The Commonwealth Forestry Review, 21-33.
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- ^ "National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2003, 2003 | Uganda Legal Information Institute". old.ulii.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Location of Bugamba, Mbarara District, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Google (2023). "Road Distance between Bugamba, Mbarara District, Uganda and Kikagati, Isingiro District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "FAO.org :". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Sabukwikopa, J., & Muyango, S. (1991). Current Status of Cinara cupressi in Burundi, its impact on forest resources and control operations. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization). Exotic aphid pests of conifers: a crisis in african forestry. Kenia, África. FAO.
- ^ Aluma, J. R. (1989). Settlement in forest reserves, game reserves and national parks in Uganda: a study of social, economic, and tenure factors affecting land use and deforestation in Mabira Forest Reserve, Kibale Forest Reserve and Kibale Game Reserve Corridor.
- ^ "Rwooho, Bugamba forests replanted". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Auren, R., & Krassowska, K. (2004). Small and medium forestry enterprise in Uganda. Forestry Inspection Division, Kampala and International Institute for Environment and Development: London, UK.