Rushaya Central Forest Reserve
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[edit]
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 .[8]
Threats[edit]
Cash crop farming such as tobacco, charcoal burners, poaching, deforestation, encroachment.[1][9]
See also[edit]
- Rwensama Central Forest Reserve
- National Forestry Authority
- Nyabyeya Central Forest Reserve
- Bujawe Central Forest Reserve
- Guramwa Central Forest Reserve
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "3.2 - Sensitivity of forests". EIN Uganda Clearinghouse. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ NATIONAL BIOMASS STUDY (PDF). Uganda: National Forest Authority. 2009. p. 96.
- ^ The Forests (Forest Reserves) (Declaration) Order. Uganda: Uganda Online Library.
- ^ "2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Uganda". documents.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b "Protected Planet | Rushaya". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Executive order No3: Museveni bans charcoal trade, guides on the Balaalo". Monitor. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-29.