The Uganda Atlas

Woodland and forest cover as a % of the total area in a district for the Northern region

Forests & Woodlands % of District Forests and Woodlands % of District

60.0

49.1

50.0

36.5

40.0

35.0

31.7

27.2

25.8

30.0

24.2

20.2

18.5

16.2

20.0

14.7

10.9

9.6

8.5

7.6

6.7

6.0

10.0

3.7

3.2

2.1

0.5

-

LIRA

ABIM

GULU

APAC

NEBBI

ARUA

MOYO NAKAPIRIPIRIT

OYAM

PADER

YUMBE

AMURU

KITGUM

KOTIDO

NYADRI

DOKOLO

KOBOKO

MOROTO

ADJUMANI

KAABONG

AMOLATAR

Source : NFA 2008

Woodland and forest cover as a % of the total area in a district for the Western region

Forests & Woodlands % of District Forests and Woodlands % of District

50.0

45.2

40.0

35.1

33.2

31.3

30.0

23.5

23.4 23.1

21.8 19.6

17.0

16.9

16.0

20.0

11.1

9.6

9.9

6.3

10.0

2.5 1.5

0.3

-

HOIMA

IBANDA

BULIISA

KISORO

KABALE

KASESE

MASINDI

ISINGIRO

KIBAALE

BUSHENYI

KANUNGU

KIRUHURA

MBARARA

RUKUNGIRI

KYENJOJO

KABAROLE

NTUNGAMO

KAMWENGE

BUNDIBUGYO

Source : NFA 2008

Fisheries

There is a general steady increase in fish catch in Uganda. The estimated fish catch increased from 249.0 tons in 2004 to 721.0 tons in 2006. Most of the catch is however processed for export, leaving very little fish on the local market. Fish prices have sky- rocketed, yet fish previously provided for a cheap and easily accessible source of animal protein for the poor.

Fish Catches (tons) in Uganda

Fish Catches (tons) in Uganda

800

600

400

200

0

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005* 2006*

Source : Fisheries Department 2008

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