Bio-diversity

The Rwoho Forest Reserve has particular importance for biodiversity, providing a home for species found nowhere else in Uganda s protected areas. The Reserve is threatened by unsustainable human activities, including clearance for cultivation, grazing and firewood collection. The goal of the project is to encourage conservation of the forest through raising awareness, promoting new sources of wood, and developing alternative income opportunities such as beekeeping. Recovery of forest biodiversity will be promoted through enrichment planting with indigenous tree species. The GEF focal areas being addressed are biodiversity conservation and land degradation.

Uganda