Uganda has embarked on a program of forest tenure reform since 2003, with the aim of reducing forest loss, promoting sustainable forest management, improving local livelihoods and boosting the national economy. A number of forest tenure arrangements are now available, but challenges remain to achieving tenure security for forest user communities, according to research conducted as part of a Global Comparative Study on Forest Tenure Reform, led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
Read more on CIFOR’s Forests News: https://forestsnews.cifor.org/53519/in-uganda-change-is-afoot-for-rights-to-forests?fnl=en