Category: Collaborative park management

Assessing impacts from community conservation interventions in Rwanda.

Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is home to a some of the last remaining mountain gorillas and the hub of national tourism activities. It is perhaps one of the intensely protected parks in Africa through government and NGO programs. It also exists in some of the most densely populated rural areas in Africa, with densities [...]

Thursday April 14th, 2011 in Collaborative park management, Learning and Policy Analysis, RWANDA, Tourism revenue sharing | 1 Comment »

Negotiating the bye-laws of Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA)

EEEGL is collaborating with the Ugandan Wildlife Authority (UWA) and the Districts neighboring the Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area on a review the bye-laws regulating the access to the park and its resources by local people. We recently met with Rogers Akatwijuka, who is the Natural Resources Officer of Kanungu District. Rogers chairs the park bye-laws review task force in Kanungu District and we asked him about the progress of the activity.

Saturday October 2nd, 2010 in Collaborative park management, Natural Resource Management, UGANDA | No Comments »