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Big Birding Day – October 15, 2010
A total of 655 species were recorded compared to 450 in 2009 As part of USAID STAR program to increase conservation and community revenue through tourism, the program is supporting Bird watching tourism enhancement and promotion in Uganda and global markets. Enhancing Uganda’s bird watching offering is a particularly important for four reasons. First, bird…
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REDD Will Ease Deforestation in Uganda
A global program, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) is starting in Uganda. Derived from the 2007 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, REDD seeks to address climate change through reversing rapid depletion of the world’s forest resources. REDD is crafted on the backdrop of scientific proof that deforestation releases 20% of atmospheric…
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USAID-STAR Continues Support of Friend-A-Gorilla Campaign
USAID-STAR has continued supporting the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in their Friend-a-Gorilla awareness campaign. After supporting UWA to successfully launch the campaign in September 2009, USAID-STAR introduced UWA to US- based partners, including Mojo House, a leading promotional and marketing firm in Los Angeles, California. Through this effort, Mojo offered to take the Friend-a- Gorilla…
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USFWS Wildlife without Borders Africa 2008-2009 MENTOR Fellowship Program
Through the USFWS Wildlife Without Borders Africa 2008-2009 MENTOR Fellowship Program, the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG), the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, Tanzania, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are developing a “model” mentored fellowship program to build the capacity of an interdisciplinary network of eight emerging African wildlife professionals and…
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