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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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Improving community attitudes towards conservation
An IIED-led project in Uganda supported community wildlife scouts and microenterprises to mitigate human-wildlife conflict (HWC) and improve community attitudes towards conservation, with the overall aim of reducing participation in wildlife crime
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Q&A: New policy champions communities in the push to conserve Uganda’s wildlife
A new community conservation policy is aiming to tackle poaching and reduce the number of human-wildlife conflicts in Uganda. George Owoyesigire, of the Uganda Wildlife Authority, explains
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Park action plans: increasing community engagement in tackling wildlife crime
In Uganda many people poach because of human-wildlife conflict or lack of income earning opportunities. The Uganda Wildlife Authority has a community programme to address such problems, but it is hampered by limited capacity and support. At Murchison Falls National Park IIED and partners piloted an approach that aims to increase community engagement in tackling wildlife crime by implementing park-level acton plans
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Random trials in Uganda to show if payments for ecosystems services really work
To assess whether a promising approach to reduce poverty and conserve forests in Uganda really works, we need to use a randomised controlled trial, says Paul Hatanga.
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Kenya: Community-based marine area holds some important lessons for policy makers
On a white sandy beach in a small fishing village called Kuruwitu in eastern Kenya a ground-breaking project that aimed to protect marine biodiversity and improve livelihoods was launched in 2005. Six years on what obstacles has it encountered and what lessons can be learned?
