Kapimpini Central Forest Reserve

Kapimpini Central Forest Reserve is a protected high forest located in Nakaseke district Uganda. It covers a total area of 6,068 hectares (60.78 km2). It was designated as a forest reserve in 1967. It is under the management of National Forestry Authority.

Conservation status
In 2009, 71 hectares of the forest had been deforested

Over 2,000 residents who settled in Kapimpini Forest Reserve accused Nakaseke District Security Internal officer (DISO) and his deputy for threatening them to be evicted from the forest reserve, abuse of office and exorting money from them. But the DISO denied the claims of extortion.

Threats
Grazing of large herds of livestock during the dry season in the forest reserves, commercial forest farming, fires.