Campaigners lose court case to stop Ugandan forest clearance

A sugar-cane plantation in Uganda. The court ruling allows Hoima Sugar to clear 5,500ha of Bugoma Forest Reserve, home to 23 mammal species. Photograph: Godong/Alamy

A sugar-cane plantation in Uganda. The court ruling allows Hoima Sugar to clear 5,500ha of Bugoma Forest Reserve, home to 23 mammal species. Photograph: Godong/Alamy

source https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/13/campaigners-lose-court-case-to-stop-ugandan-forest-clearance