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Field visit to Murchison National Park.
© O. Langrand

Building National Capacity to Mitigate Industry Impacts in Murchison Falls National Park

Grantee Name: Wildlife Conservation Society

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Uganda
Amount
$104,998
Dates
Dec 2017 – Oct 2019
Keywords
Communication, Conservation planning, Extractive industries, Habitat conservation and management, Infrastructure, Land use planning, Private sector, Protected Areas

Work with oil and gas companies that have been given rights to legally explore and extract resources from within Murchison Falls National Park to mitigate their impact.

Strategic Direction :

1 Mainstream biodiversity into wider development policies, plans and projects to deliver the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation, improved local livelihoods and economic development in priority corridors.

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