Rubanda — Conservationists and local residents in Rubanda District have criticised the ongoing activities of cutting down trees in the Echuya natural forest by the National Forestry Authority (NFA).
The environmentalists argue that the acts have degraded the natural ecosystem and interfered with the natural habitats of more than 500 bird and dozens of monkey species that are a great tourist attraction.
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