Surfbirds News: BirdLife International Archives
Grey-cheeked Mangabey
Lophocebus albigena johnstoni
, a recently identified endemic primate subspecies.
Black Bee-eater, a Ugandan forest speciality, copyright Steve Arlow
In order to convey the enormous value of retaining Mabira Forest Reserve,
Nature
Uganda has undertaken an economic study of the site, which they are now putting to the Ugandan government. Among the economic benefits of retaining Mabira that
Nature
Uganda have outlined are:
1. Environmental services provided by Mabira Forest Reserve. Most notably the forest protects the water catchment area for Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga and the River Nile. The forest also acts as a carbon sink worth $212 million USD at current carbon market prices.
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| Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. |
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