Updates, statements and announcements from the task force.
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.
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.
