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. The program opens opportunities to formalize customary rights to forests, though progress is ongoing to make the changes in practice, 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