Uganda has suffered violent protests in recent weeks over government plans to give at least 7,100 hectares (17,500 acres) of Mabira Forest, a nature reserve since 1932, to a sugar cane company.

Critics say razing it could devastate a fragile environment, sparking soil erosion, drying up the climate and removing a buffer against pollution for Lake Victoria.

Ugandans living near the forest -- used to accessing its abundant resources -- fear a collapse of their way of life.

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All the former natives were laid off by the new land owners and given the suggestion to find jobs and pick their new cultural continuum at the nearest Wal-Mart.