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For the love of Bugoma: The young Ugandans defending Bugoma forest

June 5, 2024    By Balach Afiego

Nuriat Keitesi, a 17-year-old student from Kikuube district in Western Uganda, is a curiosity. While her age-mates are preoccupied with light-hearted matters, Keitesi is focused on an important task: the conservation of Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, which neighbours her home. Bugoma forest, which measures 41,144 hectares and was gazetted in […]