Will Uganda be able to fulfill its pledge to protect its forests?

Mongabay
By <a class="author-link"…Jan 6, 2016, 6:20 pm81 pts
Protected forests in northern Uganda are under strain as people clear trees for farmland and to make charcoal. But combatting deforestation in the region is a challenging issue, with forestry officials saying their hands are tied because of funding restrictions while local farmers and charcoal-producers…

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