An aerial view shows the southern edge of the Mpanga Forest Reserve a rainforest, that is now regenerating after it was degraded by illegal loggers, farmers and villagers cutting down trees for firewood within Mpigi District, Uganda September 11, 2020. Picture taken September 11, 2020 with a drone. REUTERS/Asaph Kasujja
KALAGALA, Uganda (Reuters) - For decades, farmers hungry for land and families needing firewood whittled away at Uganda's forests, home to endangered gorillas, elephants and chimpanzees.
Now the decline has reversed, thanks to a government policy that relies on loggers to help protect trees. Private companies are developing timber plantations as buffers next to protected forests.
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