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The biodiversity seminar titled 'Rethinking conservation and development at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda' examined the diverse issues with local populations of people and wildlife in and around the park.
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Rethinking conservation and development at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
SEMINAR: Rethinking conservation & dev't at #Bwindi Impenetrable Natl Park, Uganda. Join us & @CTPHuganda, Monday: eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-c…
The seminar hosted guest speaker Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, the founder and director of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), an award-winning Ugandan NGO.
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Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka opens @iied biodiversity seminar: disease & human wildlife conflict are key issues for gorillas & people #Bwindi
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Listening to @DoctorGladys talk about critically endangered mountain gorillas at #Bwindi National Park in Uganda.
Dr Kalema-Zikusoka discussed the issues surrounding interactions between the local human and gorilla populations, and how CTPH aims to tackle both wildlife conservation and human health.
@CTPHuganda found that people got Giardia but the gorillas did not. Helpful for talking about water collection. #Bwindi
The human dimensions of conservation are so important to understand & address cuz without us humans we wouldn't need conservation! twitter.com/IIED/status/83…
Conservation through Public Health has Village Health Teams providing info. & access to family planning #Bwindi @DoctorGladys @IIED Seminar
'It is much easier to measure health impacts than conservation impacts' @DoctorGladys on Conservation through Public Health @IIED #Bwindi
The presentation from Dr Kalema-Zikusoka finished with a summary of some of the ambitious projects CTPH has on the horizon with IIED and other international partners (including Gorilla Conservation Coffee!)
@CTPHuganda have big plans for their projects on health & conservation at #Bwindi
Next for @CTPHuganda is to understand the conservation & sustainable development outcomes & scaling accordingly beyond #Bwindi @IIED Seminar
@NikiRust Thanks! We're working hard with @CTPHuganda and @DoctorGladys to raise awareness on integrated health & environment projects.
Dr Julia Baker, research adviser at Balfour Beatty, next spoke about her research findings on how local feelings of unfairness about conservation activities links to unauthorised resource use - i.e. poaching - at Bwindi.
Integrated Conservation & Development projects can be good for PR, but they often support wealthier than poorest #Bwindi @IIED seminar
Learning about the indirect questioning technique used in the integrated conservation & development project at #Bwindi now.
Who poaches in #Bwindi? @jubak explains that it is about feelings of unfairness not just poverty!!! @IIED Biodiversity Seminar.
THIS. This is vitally important. Conservationists take note! Successful conservation isn't just fences & fines. We MUST integrate people twitter.com/IIED/status/83…
Phil Franks, senior researcher at IIED, shared some of his latest research on revenue sharing from gorilla trekking permit fees.
Revenue sharing at #Bwindi - @iied researcher Phil Franks begins his talk 'when we talk about equitable benefit sharing, what does it mean?'
We have to think of equity much more broadly. Recognition of rights is v important in context of conservation at #Bwindi
Equity is about recognition, procedure and distribution (of costs and benefits) #Bwindi @iied seminar. Read more: pubs.iied.org/17370IIED/
6 different pathways to deliver revenue sharing for conservation at #Bwindi:
These different pathways at #Bwindi worked with the community in different ways, with varying results. twitter.com/anneschulthess…
Reducing resentment is an important aspect of revenue sharing's contribution to conservation at #Bwindi @iied Seminar
Reveue sharing at #Bwindi - communities feel it should award contribution to conservation, improve livelihoods & mitigate HWC @iied seminar
To wrap up the whirlwind tour of activities at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Dr Dilys Roe, principal researcher at IIED, talked about 'Local economic development through gorilla tourism' - a new project that is attempting to increase local revenue from tourism.
Over to @dilysroe at @iied Biodiversity Seminar to dicuss local economic development through gorilla tourism at #Bwindi
Lots of activity at #Bwindi! Read about our newest project 'Local economic development through gorilla tourism': iied.org/local-economic…
The evening provided a snapshot of some of IIED's and partners' activities at what is clearly a complex place.
Inspiring @IIED evening meeting @DoctorGladys - a shining ⭐️ in linking tourism and #conservation. Visit @CTPHuganda to learn more. @LTandC
Fascinating evening with @IIED @CTPHuganda rethinking conservation & development at #Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda #mountaingorilla
Great to be at the @IIED tonight to hear @DoctorGladys of @CTPHuganda speak about #gorilla #conservation and health links. #PHEHEALTH
Find further reading on IIED's work on biodiversity, poverty and wildlife conservation at pubs.iied.org.
DOWNLOAD: Pro-poor responses to wildlife crime in Uganda: Research results workshop --> pubs.iied.org/17590IIED #Bwindi
DOWNLOAD: Hard-won wisdom: what conservationists need to know about wildlife-related corruption --> pubs.iied.org/17393IIED #Bwindi
DOWNLOAD: Saving Africa’s vanishing wildlife: how civil society can help turn the tide --> pubs.iied.org/17368IIED #Bwindi
DOWNLOAD: From Poachers to Protectors: Engaging Local Communities in Solutions to Illegal Wildlife Trade --> pubs.iied.org/X00169 #Bwindi
For more on the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group, go to https://www.povertyandconservation.info
Rethinking conservation and development at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
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