ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights the historical trends of conservation initiatives in Budongo Forest with particular emphasis on political and socio-economic drivers at local, national and international levels. It provides a description of the forest in terms of its biophysical characteristics, management history and socio-cultural and economic changes that have taken place around the forest over time. The chapter explains a description of the conservation and development projects and programmes that have resulted in the forest's status quo. It also explains the role of the different actors, their power relations and how these have shaped the conservation and development outcomes in and around the forest. Budongo Forest Reserve is a medium altitude, moist semi-deciduous forest forming the northernmost arc of the Albertine Rift forests in western Uganda. Budongo Forest Reserve has attracted a number of actors with varied interests at local, national, and international levels.
