Uganda, March 17 -- The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has been listed among the 23 claimants of Bugoma Central Forest Reserve land for which it is mandated to protect under the laws, a survey report has revealed.

The boundary opening report for Bugoma Central Forest Reserve shows that NFA lays claim to approximately 41,144 hectares of land with 132.5km of boundary cutline. Of this, 44.5km of the boundary is marked by natural features, including rivers Nkusi Nyakatete and Kamugamba.

The report indicates that NFA is basing on the statutory instrument number 63 of the forest reserves declaration order of 1998, forest maps on reference number BN/63, map sheet reference 47/2, 4; 48/1, 3 as well as boundary plans 1507 and 1637.

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