National Forestry Authority

National Forest Authority
Agency overview
Formed 2003
Jurisdiction Government of Uganda
Headquarters Plot 10/20, Spring Road, Kampala, Uganda
Agency executive
  • , Executive Director
Parent agency Minister for Water and Environment
Website nfa.org.ug

The National Forest Authority is a body of the Ugandan central government that is responsible for managing the country's Central Forest Reserves. It was created as a semi-autonomous corporation through the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act of 2003 to replace the prior Forestry Department.[1]

References

  1. ↑ German, Laura A.; Karsenty, Alain; Tiani, Anne-Marie (2010). Governing Africa's forests in a globalized world. London: Earthscan. pp. 171–172. ISBN 184977451X.


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