Category: Tourism revenue sharing

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 [...]

The Gorilla Levy funds household livelihood projects

In September 2008, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) decreed the establishment of Gorilla Levy Funds designated to benefit communities in the Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA). Funds accrued from the sale of gorilla permits are channeled to local government authorities as a conditional grant. The conditions for the funds are that communities participate in the [...]

Friday November 5th, 2010 in Tourism revenue sharing, UGANDA | 2 Comments »