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Encroachment, logging threaten Adjumani’s Zoka forest reserve

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is massive encroachment and logging in Zoka Central Forest Reserve in Adjumani district. The forest which is located in Itirikwa and Ukusijoni Sub Counties measures approximately 1,259 hectares. It is the only natural tropical rain forest and the only natural forest resource in …

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VIDEO: Efforts to save Zoka Forest in high gear

VIDEO: Zoka Central Forest Reserve in the northern Ugandan district of Adjumani has made headlines in the press over the past two weeks after a government minister revealed plans to allocate a chunk of the reserve to a private sugarcane grower.  NBS visited the forest to witness the destruction already meted out …

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