For two days, ACBF, tourism stakeholders, guides, hoteliers, tour operators and local communities have peacefully raised their voices against the destruction and boundary opening of Bugoma Forest. This demonstration was about protecting a vital ecosystem that supports wildlife, tourism and community livelihoods. Unfortunately, it reflected poorly when participants were arrested and handcuffed by Uganda Police …
The Association for Conservation of Bugoma Forest (ACBF) strongly condemns the ongoing actions by MZ agencies who have uprooted the original boundary pillars placed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and replaced them inside the forest, deliberately attempting to shift the official boundary of Bugoma Forest. These pillars were placed to clearly mark the legal …
A Tourism delegation, visited Bugoma Forest and found fresh destruction trees recently cut and piled for charcoal burning, contrary to the directive of Judith Nabakoba, Minister of Lands. We could not stay silent. The logs prepared for charcoal were destroyed before they could be burned and sold. https://www.facebook.com/reel/959204376645408 Bugoma is a tourism asset, a biodiversity …
ACBF invited a delegation of tourism business operators from Kikuube and Hoima, together with local leaders, inspected the boundaries of the Bugoma Forest Reserve. This inspection followed a statement made on Monday, 16th February, by the Minister of Lands, Judith Nabakoba, directing that no fresh clearing of Bugoma Forest should take place. However, during the …
Bugoma Forest is facing severe deforestation, leaving chimpanzees and other primates with nowhere to go. As trees disappear, wildlife is forced to search for new homes putting their survival at risk. The Association for Conservation of Bugoma Forest has a project the “Every 5 Acres” Project, an initiative to restore and protect land to create …
There is no Merry Christmas for the chimpanzees of Bugoma Forest. All the mandated institutions are doing nothing to stop the ongoing deforestation.Join our appeal in the legacy of Jane Goodall.You can share the spirit of Christmas by contributing to the Association for the Conservation of Bugoma Forest [ACBF] through our GoFundMe link in the …
Costantino Tessarin launched an appeal to give visibility to the Bugoma Forest destruction. Please read and support now. APPEAL: “IN THE LEGACY OF JANE GOODALL, WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL END TO THE BUGOMA FOREST GENOCIDE” #InthenameofJaneGoodall #Bugoma4Tourism #chimpanzeetrekking #JaneGoodall
In the name of Dr.Jane Goodall, we need to do what she said! Time has come. #Savetheplanet #Chimpanzeetrekking #inthenameofjanegoodall
Bugoma Forest is more than trees it’s a living treasure. Yet today, its green canopy is being cut away for sugarcane plantations, timber harvesting, and charcoal burning. What was once a sanctuary for birds, wildlife, and fresh air is slowly disappearing. But Bugoma’s true value is far greater than what is taken from it. It …
Bugoma Forest is under attack sugarcane expansion, illegal timber cutting, and charcoal burning are destroying one of Uganda’s last chimpanzee habitats. We call on institutions and authorities who know what is happening to act now. Silence allows the destruction to continue. Bugoma Forest is life for wildlife, for communities, for our planet. Protect it before …
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