Table 1.
Summary of changes in forest fragments in Kampala area for the period from 1990 to 2010
| Number of transects | Number of plots | Forest size (ha) | Forest status | Population density | Level of protection | Mean gap fraction | Forest location | Ownership | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest name | Forest code | Location | 1990 | 2010 | 1990 | 2010 | 1990 | 2010 | 1990 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| Mpanga | a | 0°13′N, 32°18′E | 5 | 5 | 50 | 48 | 476 | 438 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 | Strict | 0.68 | Inland | Government |
| Kituza | b | 0°16′N, 32°47′E | 5 | 5 | 48 | 49 | 110 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | Strict | 0.55 | Inland | Government |
| Zika | c | 0°07′N, 32°31′E | 3 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8.00 | Strict | 0.75 | Shoreline | Government |
| Kibale | d | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 4 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 | Weak | 0.79 | Shoreline | Church |
| Kisubi Technical | e | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3.50 | Weak | 0.76 | Shoreline | Church |
| Gogonya | f | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4.00 | Weak | 0.72 | Shoreline | Church |
| Kisubi Girls | g | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 5 | 5 | 47 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 | Weak | 0.83 | Shoreline | Church |
| Wamala | h | 0°09′N, 32°31′E | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | Weak | 0.63 | Riverine | Individual |
| Nzuki | i | 0°09′N, 32°33′E | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.25 | Strict | 0.70 | Shoreline | Individual |
| Bunamwaya | j | 0°15′N, 32°33′E | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33.75 | Strict | 0.76 | Hill top | Individual |
| Katwe | k | 0°11′N, 32°27′E | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 | Strict | 0.83 | Hill top | Sacred |
| Kisubi paddock | l | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 1 | 0 | 3 | SE | 3.50 | – | Shoreline | Church | |||||
| Kisubi hospital | m | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 2 | 0 | 3 | PF | 4.25 | – | Shoreline | Church | |||||
| Kanywa | n | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 9 | 0 | 2 | SE | 27.00 | – | Shoreline | Individual | |||||
| Nabinonya | o | 0°07′N, 32°32′E | 8 | 0 | 3 | T | 3.70 | – | Shoreline | Individual | |||||
| Nalugala | p | 0°09′N, 32°33′E | 16 | 0 | 2 | SE | 28.00 | – | Shoreline | Individual | |||||
| Namulanda | q | 0°09′N, 32°33′E | 12 | 0 | 4 | SE | 1.50 | – | Shoreline | Individual | |||||
| Nganjo A | r | 0°10′N, 32°33′E | 4 | 0 | 4 | SE | 1.50 | – | Shoreline | Individual | |||||
| Nganjo B | s | 0°10′N, 32°33′E | 4 | 0 | 3 | SE | 7.25 | – | Shoreline | Individual | |||||
| Nganjo C | t | 0°10′N, 32°33′E | 4 | 0 | 2 | SE | 8.50 | – | Shoreline | Individual | |||||
| Seguku | u | 0°14′N, 32°33′E | 13 | 0 | 4 | SE | 17.50 | – | Riverine | Individual | |||||
| Mawanyi | v | 0°10′N, 32°33′E | 12 | 0 | 2 | HG | 89.50 | – | Riverine | Individual | |||||
Forest areas and extent are based on LANDSAT image from 27 February 1989 and aerial photography from 2010. Level of protection was based on whether or not there were full time foot patrols by a forest guard. Gap fraction is only available for forests in the 2010 survey. Forest status: 1, fairly intact; 2, disturbed; 3, degraded; 4, highly degraded. SE, lost to settlement; T, lost to tourism development; PF, lost plantation forestry; and HG, lost to home gardens.