LAKE VICTORIA BASIN

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Maisome is currently designated as a protected forest reserve covering an area of 124 km 2 . Up until 1973, the protected reserve was almost entirely intact, with a closed canopy forest. By 2015, the fore area on the

island had changed from dense forest to savannah and open woodland, as a result of a high population density and the demand for agricultural land, settlements and fuelwood in the protected area (Stevens 2011).

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