However because to its high altitude, evaporation is minimal, which guarantees that soil moisture is available for an extended period of time.

[5] Bugamba CFR's current plantation area consists of 13 divisions encompassing approximately 1,210 hectares.

Examples of protected biodiversity include conkerberry, caribbean pine, Newtonia, Maesopsis, and the tree species Entandropragma, Albizzia and Markhamia which only occur in the valleys.

The planting of conifer species started in 1965 in Bugamba forest reserve, with eucalyptus grandis used in fire lines.

In the South Western region, the aphid attack severely impacted the softwood plantations including Bugamba forest reserve.