Mabira Forest Reserve

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:forest
gptkbp:annualRainfall about 1200–1500 mm
gptkbp:area about 300 square kilometers
gptkbp:conservationChallenges timber harvesting
population pressure
illegal settlements
gptkbp:conservationEfforts community involvement
eco-tourism
reforestation programs
gptkbp:controversy proposed sugarcane plantation (2007)
gptkbp:distanceFromNairobi about 54 km east
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:elevation 1070–1340 meters above sea level
gptkbp:established 1932
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:National_Forestry_Authority_(Uganda)
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity high
gptkbp:hasFishSpecies over 300
gptkbp:hasForest medium altitude moist semi-deciduous forest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mabira Forest Reserve
gptkbp:importantFor biodiversity conservation
carbon sink
water catchment area
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Region,_Uganda
gptkbp:location gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:mainRiver River Musamya
River Nile (nearby)
River Sezibwa
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Lugazi
Jinja
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:bird
gptkb:Nahan's_francolin
Purple-throated cuckoo-shrike
gptkbp:notableFlora gptkb:Prunus_africana
gptkb:Ironwood
gptkb:Mahogany
Musizi
gptkbp:notableMammalSpecies gptkb:Uganda_mangabey
red-tailed monkey
forest elephant (rare)
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Grey-cheeked_mangabey
gptkb:Nahan's_francolin
gptkb:Uganda_mangabey
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 300
about 23
gptkbp:protectedBy gazetted forest reserve
gptkbp:publicProtests 2007 Mabira protests
gptkbp:threats deforestation
illegal logging
encroachment
gptkbp:touristAttraction bird watching
zip lining
forest walks
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:website https://www.nfa.org.ug
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_rainforest
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7