Farangbaia Forest Reserve
Encyclopedia
Farangbaia Forest Reserve is a forest reserve with a rainforest
ecosystem
in Sierra Leone
. The Reserve covers an area of 1,260 hectares, is located approximately 10km to the south-east of the town of Bumbuna
and forms part of the catchment area
for the Seli River. Since the outbreak of Sierra Leone civil war
in 1991 much of the reserve has become farmland
and bush forest and there a number sawmills
operating there.
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. The Reserve covers an area of 1,260 hectares, is located approximately 10km to the south-east of the town of Bumbuna
Bumbuna
Bumbuna is a town in northern Sierra Leone, which is situated on the river Rokel.- Industry :Bumbuna is near a proposed iron ore mine, which would lead to an extension of the existing railway from Port Pepel....
and forms part of the catchment area
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
for the Seli River. Since the outbreak of Sierra Leone civil war
Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front , with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia , intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government...
in 1991 much of the reserve has become farmland
Arable land
In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...
and bush forest and there a number sawmills
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
operating there.