Sacred Trees: Uganda forests rapidly disappearing

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Uganda forests rapidly disappearing

Forests in Uganda are disappearing in fast rate. The African country could have lost all its forest by 2050 if deforestation continues like this. The Ugandan Stove project is trying to do something against deforestation by installing 20,000 efficient stoves yearly.

Daintree Rainforest

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Quotes from the news article on physorg.com

"Uganda has lost nearly a third of its forest cover since 1990 due to expanding farmlands, a rapidly growing human population and increased urbanisation, a government report said on Friday."

"In 1990, the east African nation had more than five million hectares of forest cover but by 2005 only 3.5 million hectares (8.6 million acres) remained, the report, published by Ugandan's National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), said.

If deforestation continues at the present rate Uganda will have lost all its forested land by 2050, it warned."

http://www.physorg.com/news164687888.html

Watch this video about the Uganda Stove Project

The Ugandan Stoves project aims to install 20,000 new, more efficient stoves per year in and around Kampala. This in turn reduces deforestation and air pollution, and contributes to improving quality of life.