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
NFA Donates over 3,000 seedlings to restore habitats for chimpanzees
In pursuing the mission CSWCT launched a one year tree planting campaign for 2010 under the theme “plant a tree and give it a name” in this tree planting festival, over one million trees were planted in selected areas including; Hoima Town council. [His Highness the Omukama of Bunyoro planting a tree at his palace
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
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
NFA Restores Degraded Mpigi Forests
The National Forestry Authority has embarked on restoring degraded Natural Forests in Mpigi and Wakiso districts. The forests have in the recent past been degraded by individuals engaged in illegal forest resource extraction. NFA has enriched the forests through planting indigenous tree species like Mahogany and Musizi among others. In a November 2008 inspection tour
USFWS Wildlife without Borders Africa 2008-2009 MENTOR Fellowship Program
USFWS Wildlife without Borders Africa 2008-2009 MENTOR Fellowship Program
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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
NFA in Partnership with Nebbi
NFA has generated phenomenal enthusiasm amongst the population living within the vicinity of forest reserves. In Nebbi district for example, five groups from the local population have formed pit-sawing associations around Lendu and Okave reru plantations. While on a recent tour, the Executive Director, NFA and the Director Plantations in the Lendu management area met
NFA Signs Tree Planting Pact
World Vision International, a Christian-oriented child rights organization has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a tree-planting partnership between NFA in twenty-seven districts in Uganda which fall under the jurisdiction of World Vision’s projects. The MOU is under the tree-planting drive being promoted by NFA to mitigating the adverse effects of climate change through
NFA in Tree Planting Campaign
A group of conservationists and enthusiastic staff of NFA and Akright turned up heavily and ascended the hillsides, braving the drizzle that persisted after the down-pour and planted trees as if they were responding to a divine call. Dressed in white and green-collared t-shirts the staff of National Forestry Authority led by Laban Mawungwe passionately