Save Mabira Forest in Uganda

To : The Global Community

We, the undersigned, ... do not believe that Mabira Forest should be degazetted by the Government of Uganda in order to plant sugar cane. Mabira Forest is part of our heritage and our children's future. Mabira Forest is a tropical hardwood forest which is proposed to be cut down for the production of sugar in Uganda. The forest is one of the most biodiverse forests remaining in Africa. It also has added value for the communities that inhabit it and surround it. The value of the forest to Uganda and her people is beyond the values of the trees, but it is also a frequented tourism site for birdwatching, forest walks, and other activities; it has cultural and historical values; it significantly impacts the environment as a natural water filteration system and a natural regulator of global climate. We are asking the private investor to withdraw their request and take others up on their offers of land in Uganda to develop their sugar cane fields in other arable land.

Current Number of Signatures : 11717

This Petition was created by Save Mabira.