Uganda Loses 26% Forest Cover

Uganda has lost 26% of its forest cover in the last two decades, said a report released last month by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Speaking ahead of the commemoration of the World Forestry Day, Paul Drichi, the biomass inventory coordinator under the National Forestry Authority, said the country’s forest cover was receding at a rate of 2% annually.

…Drichi said the increasing population required increased food production and energy, putting undue pressure on the surrounding land cover.

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