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BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK- WHS
A thematic example of good management practices
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Background Gazetted in 1991 as a National Park 320 sq km
Was formerly a forest reserve where communities were allowed to access resources without any form of deterrent Was inscribed a WHS in 1994 Its gazettement met a lot of resistance from the communities The boundary had no buffer zone
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Bwindi Bwindi is the Home to the Mountain gorilla – currently about 340 individuals Hot spot for biodiversity conservation within the Great Albertine Rift which presents itself as the intersection between the DRC tropical forests and the East African Savannah vegetation Pleistocene refugia
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Threats at the time of Inscription
Poaching and massive killing of wildlife including the critically endangered Mountain gorilla Habitat degradation through timber harvesting and encroachment Population pressure Disease to the Mountain gorilla; e.g. scabies Negative attitudes towards creation of the area as Park Lack of adequate resources to support management Invasive Demand for road construction through the very sensitive part of the park Unclear boundary to communities and staff No guidelines were in place to support management – GMP, AOP Inappropriate Law which did not recognise the roles for the community
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Efforts in maintaining the site
Marking of boundaries to ensure that they are very clear to all community members Compensation of all community encroachers who left the PA Involvement of communities in fighting poaching – Gorilla trafficking and other forms of wildlife protection Change of community attitudes through community conservation strategies – poaching, land acquisition, law enforcement, Introduction of tourism initiatives that put the communities at the fore front Involvement of other partners – CARE, IGCP, MGVP, Local Government, CTPH, ICCN, ITFC, BMCT, UNESCO Sharing of benefits from the proceeds of the PA – 20% of entry fee, US $5 as gorilla permit levy, sustainable harvest of NTP General management planning – involvement of all stakeholders Annual Operations planning – Employment of locals Recognition of the indigenous people’s (Batwa) needs to have access to NTPs Securing of buffer areas for staff infrastructure developments Staff capacity building in monitoring and conservation generally
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Employment Employment
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Ecotourism Proximity to PAs allows community ecotourism initiatives
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Revenue Sharing PROTECTED AREA
CUMULATIVE COLLECTIONS SINCE JULY 2000 UP TO JUNE 2007 CUMULATIVE PAYEMENTS SINCE JULY 2000 UP TO JUNE 2007 BALANCE PAYABLE AS AT 30TH JUNE 2007 Murchison Falls 1,086,201,163 511,387,796 574,813,367 Queen Elizabeth 880,022,900 399,441,320 480,581,580 Rwenzori Mountains 76,015,854 15,471,500 60,544,354 Kidepo Valley 20,207,926 8,868,000 11,339,926 Bwindi Impenetrable 341,426,543 202,973,700 138,452,843 Mghahinga Gorilla NP 70,894,368 45,514,400 25,379,968 Mt. Elgon 79,721,749 43,496,810 36,224,939 Lake Mburo 194,659,916 128,110,815 66,549,101 Kibale NP 149,651,374 28,109,132 121,542,242 Semliki NP 21,426,413 9,200,000 12,226,413 Semliki WR 15,242,271 6,239,500 9,002,771 Katonga WR 3,188,386 - Pian Upe WR 16,410 TOTAL 2,938,675,273 1,398,812,973 1,539,862,300
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Challenges Global Climate change
Transboundary movements of the mountain gorilla Developments next to the PA Crop raiding by the gorilla Closing forest habitat Poaching Isolation and gene pool building Introduction of exotic plants Need for more research/ support to studies that will inform management
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