The document discusses Mabira Forest Reserve located in Uganda. It is 13km from Lake Victoria at an altitude of 1070-1340m and 50km east of Kampala. The forest contains 312 tree and shrub species, 199 butterfly species, and 287 bird species which is 30% of Uganda's bird species. Several tree species found in the forest are described including their uses. Threats to the forest include deforestation, conversion to sugar plantations, human settlement, and fires. Efforts to protect the forest include citizen demonstrations, legislation, forest protection, and sensitization.

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5. Located;
 13km to L. Victoria
 At an altitude of 1070-1340km
 50km East of Kampala city
Has;
 312 tree and shrub species
 199 butterfly species
 287 bird species (30% of Uganda’s bird species)
 20 species of small mammals
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6. Milicia excelsa
 Can be used in the control of
erosion.
 It makes a good shade tree and is
useful as a roadside tree in urban
areas.
 The tree is nitrogen fixing and the
leaves are used for mulching. [4]
 The tree is also used in herbal
medicine. The powdered bark is
used for coughs, heart problems
and lassitude.
 The latex is used as an anti-tumour
agent and to clear stomach and
throat obstructions.
 The leaves and the ashes also have
medicinal uses
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7. Cordia milenii
 Cordia species are used as food
plants by the caterpillars of some
Lepidoptera species, such as
Endoclita malabaricus, Bucculatrix
caribbea, and Bucculatrix cordiaella.
 The Wild Olive Tortoise Beetle
(Physonota alutacea) feeds on C.
boissieri, C. dentata, C. inermis, and
C. macrostachya
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8. Irringia gabonensis
 Irvingia gabonensis is pollinated by
Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera
and Lepidoptera.
 Seeds are dispersed by specialized
vertebrates as elephants and gorillas.
By reducing the number of those
animals, the spread and regeneration
of dika decreases and it becomes
dependent on human planting
 Various medicinal uses mostly
depend on the bark and leaves. It is
employed as a purgative, for
gastrointestinal and liver
conditions, for hernias and urethral
discharge or for sores and wounds.
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9. Entandrophragma angolense
 Is a genus of eleven species
of deciduous trees in the
mahogany family Meliaceae,
restricted to tropical Africa.
 At least some of the species
attain large sizes, reaching
40–50 m tall, exceptionally
60 m, and 2 m in trunk
diameter.
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10. Lovoa swynnertoni
 This timber species occurs
sparsely in small patches of
remaining wet evergreen
forest.
 Major Threats
Habitat loss and excessive
exploitation of the seedproducing individuals are
resulting in poor regeneration
and a global population
decline. Plantations have been
unsuccessful because of
infestation by Hypsipyla.
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11. Papyrus Gonolek
Nahan’s Francolin
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12.  Deforestation
 Forest give-away for sugar
plantation (71km2)
 Human settlement
 Forest fires
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14.  Citizen act through demonstrations (this stopped the giveaway plans of the gov’t)
 Legislations put in place to control poaching
 Forest rangers have been deployed to monitor the forest and
curb down cases of forest fires.
 Mass sensitization of the locals about the environmental
importance of forests
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15.  It is Africa's largest lake and has a surface area
of 68,800km2
 It is the largest tropical lake in the world.
 It is the world's second largest freshwater lake
measured by surface area. The only larger
freshwater lake is Lake Superior in North
America.
 Lake Victoria is about 400,000 years old.
 The average depth is 130 feet (40 meters) with
the deepest point being 276 feet (84 meters).
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17.  Approximately 80 percent of the lakes water
comes from rain. The other 20 percent comes
from small streams flowing into the lake.
 Geological studies have shown that the lake has
dried up completely a few times in the past. The
last time was approximately 17,300 years ago.
 The Kagera River is the largest river that flows
into the lake.
 Two rivers flow out of the lake. They are the
White Nile (called the "Victoria Nile" where it
leaves the lake), and the Katonga River.
 It’s the source of the world longest lake.
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20.  Cooperation between E. African countries to
conserve the Lake
 Control of industrial waste
 Water patrolling to curb down illegal fishing
methods
 Mass sensitization on importance of water
bodies.
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