Flora Biodiversity Assessment in Bonga, Boginda and Mankira Forest

Figure 1. Estimated Landcover of Bonga (including Mankira)
Table 1. Extent of major land covers in Bonga and Mankira
BONGA-NFPA
Area in ha Percent
total
Dense Forest 69361.4 42.5
Disturbed Forest 17961.9 11.0
Highly Disturbed Forest 30675.8 18.8
Bamboo Forest 5421.9 3.3
Intensively Cultivated 10494.1 6.4
Moderately Cultivated 28858.2 17.7
Wetland 486.6 0.3
Total 163259.8 100.0
Source: Flora biodiversity assessment, 2008
From the above Table it is possible to conclude that more than 70 percent of the study area
is covered by natural forests of different strata (dense forest, disturbed forest and highly
disturbed forest). Moderately cultivated land, where the area is stocked with trees of
different density, comprises 17.7 percent. Intensively cultivated land is characterized by
less number of trees and shrubs in the area than moderately cultivated land. This land
cover comprises about 6.4 percent. Dense forest covers more than 40 percent of the total
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