Uganda Biodiversity Report Series

This series of 33 Biodiversity Reports present the results of the first systematic work to document the biological diversity represented in Uganda’s major reserved forests. The reports describe fieldwork carried out by the Forest Department between 1991 and 1995, aimed at listing the trees and scrubs; birds; butterflies; moths and small mammals of the country’s 65 most important conservation forests.  The purpose of this work is to provide necessary data on the biological value of different forests and establish clear priorities for the designation of new forest Nature Reserves and other conservation areas.

Imatong Mountains, north Uganda.

Each report in the series provides a summary of the data collected at one major forest, or a group of similar adjacent ones. The primary purpose of presenting the data in this way is to provide a permanent record of the findings as a basis for later comparative work between sites, and as a baseline for long-term ecological monitoring within Uganda’s forests.

The Biodiversity Report series demonstrates Uganda’s commitment to biodiversity conservation and makes a major contribution towards addressing the country’s obligations under the International Convention on Biological Diversity, signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and ratified by the Uganda Government in September 1993.

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Open-billed stork, Bujjagali, Uganda.