Updates, statements and announcements from the task force.
Coverage in the Daily Monitor (2 December 2025) of the two-day Judicial and Security Awareness Meeting in Hoima, where the Task Force agreed a package of measures to protect and restore Bugoma Central Forest Reserve.
Forest crime has moved to the centre of the Task Force’s mandate, targeting illegal logging, land encroachment and the illicit timber trade that feeds on Uganda’s reserves.
At the Bunyoro engagement, UNODC’s Annet Okot and the Resident Judge of Masindi stressed teamwork and justice, a reminder that the Judiciary and prosecutors are central to deterring forest and wildlife crime.
At the Bunyoro engagement, NFA’s Robert Owiny reaffirmed Uganda’s Vision 2040 target of raising forest cover to 24%, and set out what restoring the sub-region’s forests will actually take.
At Kabalega Resort Hotel in Hoima, the Task Force brought NFA, UWA, the Judiciary and Local Governments to one table to forge a united response to forest and wildlife crime in Bunyoro.
A Task Force-led engagement on Bugoma Central Forest Reserve closed with concrete resolutions: intensified joint patrols, prosecution of encroachers, and a proposal to expand Task Force membership.
Focal persons from across the member institutions met in Kampala for the first quarterly coordination meeting of 2025, reviewing case progress and agreeing joint priorities for the year.
Officers from Task Force member institutions completed DISRUPT training in Fort Portal on 13 February 2023, sharpening front-line skills for detecting and disrupting wildlife trafficking in transit.
