A new global report on Environment has warned that Uganda could be a total dessert in 40 years if the government fails to protect the country’s forests. Uganda has reportedly lost more than 30 percent of its forest between 1990 and 2005.
The findings of the State of the Environment Report for 2008, has blamed the great loss of forest cover to human activities, which include among others agriculture, a fast growing population and rapid urbanisation.
The report said Uganda’s forest cover was at 5 million hectares in 1990 but reduced to 3.5 million hectares by 2005.
The National Environment Management Authority Executive Director, Aryamanya Mugisha, has also warned of dire environmental effects if no immediate remedial measures are put in place to reverse the trend.
Read the full report here. To watch a video on the severity of Uganda's drought, go here.
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