Abstract:
In this technical note the wordforest means all types of tree-covered land including; high and
medium altitude forests, savannah woodlands, wetland and riparian forests. It is however, very
important to note from the outset that the definition of a forest suggested by United Nations
Framework Convention for Climate Change (UINFCCC) is erroneous because if used, the entire
Uganda may be considered as forested. And yet as of now, out of the 1890 baseline estimate
(Table 1), renmants of tropical high (rain) forest are only found in four places (Karani 1993): the
majority occurs on the highlands and mountains marking the eastern rim of the western rift
valley.