ABSTRACT
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) is located in south-western Uganda (latitude 0° 15’ to 1° 81’ south, and longitude 29° 35’ to 29° 50’ east). BINP covers a total area of 330.8 square kilometres (km2) and represents 5.4 per cent of Uganda’s gazetted natural forest estate. BINP is a major water catchment area and a source of many rivers that drain into Lakes Edward and Mutanda. These lakes, in turn, form part of the catchment of the River Nile and the hydrological balance of the region and the country.
