Ibamba Central Forest Reserve

Ibamba Central Forest Reserve is a protected Forest Reserve under the mandate of National Forestry Authority and is located in Hoima District, western Uganda. The Forest Reserve is situated nearby to the villages  Kihuule and  Kicwamba. Hoima is a city found in the Western part of Uganda and is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center for Hoima District, also known as the Oil City.

Setting and structure
Ibamba Central Forest Reserve  is found at Latitude 1.42° or 1° 25' 12" North and Longitude

31.4051° or 31° 24' 18" east. The Forest Reserve is in close proximity to the villages  Kiryabana and Buhanika.

Language
Ibamba Central Forest Reserve  communities largely speak the Nyoro language also known as Runyoro.

Controversies
Ibamba Central Forest Reserve  over the years has faced challenges ranging from Encroachment, felling of trees, charcoal burning, land for agriculture and sugarcane growing, including court orders resulting from illegal occupation of the Central Forest Reserve. In 2014, the High Court ordered Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) to pay National Forest Authority (NFA) $104,808 (about sh262m) in un-cleared license fees since 1950s for iligaly occupying Ibamba Central Forest Reserve   land. NFA sued UBC for continuously occupying two of its plots of land in Kigulya Central Reserve in Masindi and Ibamba Hills in Hoima where the corporation erected masts without paying.