Implementing park action plans for community engagement to tackle IWT
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £458,780
WHERE Uganda
Summary
In Uganda many people poach because of human wildlife conflict or lack of income earning opportunities. Uganda Wildlife Authority has a community programme to address such problems, but it is hampered by weak capacity and limited HQ support. This project will pilot community engagement through park-level action plans ; and build UWA capacity to support the plans as a complement to law enforcement.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
