Protected areas of Uganda

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Protected area highlights for Uganda
(January 31, 2008):

# of
Areas

Area
km2

(% of
Uganda's
Territorial Area)

Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas
terrestrial

732

62,893

26.1%

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2

14

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km2

1

Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

11

2,997

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

2

7,395

There are 11 wetlands in Uganda recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

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Area
(hectares) |- align="left"
40 Lake Bisina Wetland System 54,229
21 Lake George 15,000
28 Lake Mburo-Nakivali Wetland System 26,834
31 Lake Nabugabo Wetland System 22,000
37 Lake Nakuwa Wetland System 91,150
39 Lake Opeta Wetland System 68,912
34 Lutembe Bay Wetland System 98
32 Mabamba Bay Wetland System 2,424
40 Murchison Falls-Albert Delta Wetland System 17,293
29 Nabajjuzi Wetland System 1,753
30 Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Wetland System (SAMUKA) 55,110

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Other international recognized areas of significance in Country Name are:

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports51 of the 732 nationally recognized protected areas in Uganda:

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Area
(hectares) |-
6 Ajai Wildlife Reserve III 14,800
42 Amudat Community Wildlife Management Area VI 205,300
44 Bokora Corridor Wildlife Reserve III 181,600
10 Bugungu Wildlife Reserve III 47,300
Buhuka Controlled Hunting Area - 1,750
26

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

II 32,700
Central Karamoja (Napak) Controlled Hunting Area - 22,451
East Madi Wildlife Reserve III 82,900
East Teso Controlled Hunting Area - 50,400
27 Entebbe Wildlife Sanctuary VI 5,120
43 Iriri Community Wildlife Management Area VI 104,600
35 Jinja Wildlife Sanctuary VI 1,000
12 Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve III 8,700
11 Kaiso Tonya Community Wildlife Management Area VI 10,700
2 Karenga Community Wildlife Management Area VI 95,600
8 Karuma Wildlife Reserve III 67,500
Karuma Falls Controlled Hunting Area - 24,100
20 Katonga Wildlife Reserve III 21,000
Katonga Controlled Hunting Area - 229,869
9 Kazinga Wildlife Sanctuary VI 1,749
18 Kibale National Park II 76,600
1 Kidepo Valley National Park II 143,000
24 Kigezi Wildlife Reserve III 26,500
22 Kyambura Wildlife Reserve III 15,400
27 Lake Mburo National Park II 37,000
Lipan Controlled Hunting Area - 89,856
5 Lomunga Wildlife Reserve VI 18,400
36 Malawa Wildlife Sanctuary VI 700
45 Matheniko Wildlife Reserve III 175,700
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park II 3,800
38 Mount Elgon National Park II 111,000
4 Mount Kei Wildlife Sanctuary VI 41,620
7 Murchison Falls National Park II 387,700
North Karamoja Controlled Hunting Area - 1,079,330
North Teso Controlled Hunting Area - 124,000
14 Ntoroko-Kanara Wildlife Sanctuary VI 254
16 Nyaburogo Wildlife Sanctuary VI 508
3 Otze Forest Wildlife Sanctuary VI 38,.90
41 Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve III 230,400
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park II 205,600
13 Rwengara Community Wildlife Management Area VI 7,600
19 Rwenzori Mountains National Park II 99,500
Sebei Controlled Hunting Area - 253,490
Semliki Controlled Hunting Area - 50,400
17 Semuliki National Park II 22,000
South Karamoja Controlled Hunting Area - 789,970
15 Toro-Semuliki or Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve III 54,200
West Madi Controlled Hunting Area - 83,123

Further Reading:

  1. World Resources Institute(accessed June 10, 2009)
  2. World Database on Protected Areas (accessed July, 2013)

Citation

Areas, W. (2013). Protected areas of Uganda. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Protected_areas_of_Uganda
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