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Rethinking conservation and development at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

As part of IIED's Communications Learning Week, on 20 February 2017 the biodiversity team from IIED's Natural Resources research group organised a seminar with the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group.

  1. 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.
  2. SEMINAR: Rethinking conservation & dev't at #Bwindi Impenetrable Natl Park, Uganda. Join us & @CTPHuganda, Monday: https://t.co/DOEk4wJyQB https://t.co/ZAGHQetJII
    SEMINAR: Rethinking conservation & dev't at #Bwindi Impenetrable Natl Park, Uganda. Join us & @CTPHuganda, Monday:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-conservation-and-development-in-uganda-tickets-31714048573 … pic.twitter.com/ZAGHQetJII
    IIED@IIED
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  3. The seminar hosted guest speaker Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, the founder and director of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), an award-winning Ugandan NGO.
  4. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka opens @IIED biodiversity seminar: disease & human wildlife conflict are key issues for gorillas & people #Bwindi
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  5. Listening to @DoctorGladys talk about critically endangered mountain gorillas at #Bwindi National Park in Uganda. https://t.co/EXJiOVwXP7
    Listening to @DoctorGladys talk about critically endangered mountain gorillas at #Bwindi National Park in Uganda. pic.twitter.com/EXJiOVwXP7
    Anne Schulthess@anneschulthess
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  6. 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.
  7. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    @CTPHuganda focuses on community health, as well as wildlife conservation and alternative livelihoods. #Bwindi
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  8. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Gorillas can catch diseases from humans. eg They can catch the skin disease, scabies. #Bwindi
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  9. @CTPHuganda found that people got Giardia but the gorillas did not. Helpful for talking about water collection. #Bwindi https://t.co/8C3k4iihwk
    @CTPHuganda found that people got Giardia but the gorillas did not. Helpful for talking about water collection. #Bwindi pic.twitter.com/8C3k4iihwk
    Anne Schulthess@anneschulthess
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  10. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Conservation orgs generally do not do behaviour change messaging, but @CTPHuganda started to integrate this into their work with communities
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  11. NikiRust
    Niki Rust@NikiRust
    The human dimensions of conservation are so important to understand & address cuz without us humans we wouldn't need conservation!  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/833746063899099137 …
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  12. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Conservation through Public Health has Village Health Teams providing info. & access to family planning #Bwindi @DoctorGladys @IIED Seminar
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  13. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    'It is much easier to measure health impacts than conservation impacts' @DoctorGladys on Conservation through Public Health @IIED #Bwindi
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  14. 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!)
  15. @CTPHuganda have big plans for their projects on health & conservation at #Bwindi https://t.co/jGSJ1JkX8H
    @CTPHuganda have big plans for their projects on health & conservation at #Bwindi pic.twitter.com/jGSJ1JkX8H
    Anne Schulthess@anneschulthess
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  16. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Next for @CTPHuganda is to understand the conservation & sustainable development outcomes & scaling accordingly beyond #Bwindi @IIED Seminar
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  17. PopSusNetwork
    PSN@PopSusNetwork
    @NikiRust Thanks! We're working hard with @CTPHuganda and @DoctorGladys to raise awareness on integrated health & environment projects.
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  18. 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.
  19. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Integrated Conservation & Development projects can be good for PR, but they often support wealthier than poorest #Bwindi @IIED seminar
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  20. Learning about the indirect questioning technique used in the integrated conservation & development project at #Bwindi now. https://t.co/8cp1qvzChr
    Learning about the indirect questioning technique used in the integrated conservation & development project at #Bwindi now. pic.twitter.com/8cp1qvzChr
    Anne Schulthess@anneschulthess
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  21. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Who poaches in #Bwindi? @jubak explains that it is about feelings of unfairness not just poverty!!! @IIED Biodiversity Seminar.
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  22. NikiRust
    Niki Rust@NikiRust
    THIS. This is vitally important. Conservationists take note! Successful conservation isn't just fences & fines. We MUST integrate people  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/833747450947051522 …
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  23. Phil Franks, senior researcher at IIED, shared some of his latest research on revenue sharing from gorilla trekking permit fees.
  24. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Now going to hear from IIED's Phil Franks about a study on revenue sharing at #Bwindi. How it can be equitable, & pathways to conservation.
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  25. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Revenue sharing at #Bwindi - @IIED researcher Phil Franks begins his talk 'when we talk about equitable benefit sharing, what does it mean?'
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  26. We have to think of equity much more broadly. Recognition of rights is v important in context of conservation at #Bwindi https://t.co/6Dr0np7M7g
    We have to think of equity much more broadly. Recognition of rights is v important in context of conservation at #Bwindi pic.twitter.com/6Dr0np7M7g
    Anne Schulthess@anneschulthess
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  27. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Equity is about recognition, procedure and distribution (of costs and benefits) #Bwindi @IIED seminar. Read more:  http://pubs.iied.org/17370IIED/ 
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  28. 6 different pathways to deliver revenue sharing for conservation at #Bwindi: https://t.co/fIaYvhF4vb
    6 different pathways to deliver revenue sharing for conservation at #Bwindi: pic.twitter.com/fIaYvhF4vb
    Anne Schulthess@anneschulthess
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  29. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    These different pathways at #Bwindi worked with the community in different ways, with varying results.  https://twitter.com/anneschulthess/status/833750947910262789 …
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  30. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Reducing resentment is an important aspect of revenue sharing's contribution to conservation at #Bwindi @IIED Seminar
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  31. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Reveue sharing at #Bwindi - communities feel it should award contribution to conservation, improve livelihoods & mitigate HWC @IIED seminar
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  32. 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.
  33. BookerFrancesca
    Francesca Booker@BookerFrancesca
    Over to @dilysroe at @IIED Biodiversity Seminar to dicuss local economic development through gorilla tourism at #Bwindi
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  34. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Lots of activity at #Bwindi! Read about our newest project 'Local economic development through gorilla tourism':  http://iied.org/local-economic-development-through-gorilla-tourism …
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  35. The evening provided a snapshot of some of IIED's and partners' activities at what is clearly a complex place.
  36. Inspiring @IIED evening meeting @DoctorGladys - a shining ⭐️ in linking tourism and #conservation. Visit @CTPHuganda to learn more. @LTandC pic.twitter.com/WPGwmvOzQ9https://t.co/WPGwmvOzQ9pic.twitter.com/WPGwmvOzQ9
    Christy Hehir@christyhehir
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  37. Cath_Lawson
    Cath Lawson@Cath_Lawson
    Fascinating evening with @IIED @CTPHuganda rethinking conservation & development at #Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda #mountaingorilla
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  38. Great to be at the @IIED tonight to hear @DoctorGladys of @CTPHuganda speak about #gorilla #conservation and health links. #PHEHEALTH https://t.co/OtAYomOhYR
    Great to be at the @IIED tonight to hear @DoctorGladys of @CTPHuganda speak about #gorilla #conservation and health links. #PHEHEALTH pic.twitter.com/OtAYomOhYR
    PSN@PopSusNetwork
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  39. Find further reading on IIED's work on biodiversity, poverty and wildlife conservation at pubs.iied.org.
  40. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    DOWNLOAD: Pro-poor responses to wildlife crime in Uganda: Research results workshop -->  http://pubs.iied.org/17590IIED  #Bwindi
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  41. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    DOWNLOAD: Hard-won wisdom: what conservationists need to know about wildlife-related corruption -->  http://pubs.iied.org/17393IIED  #Bwindi
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  42. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    DOWNLOAD: Saving Africa’s vanishing wildlife: how civil society can help turn the tide -->  http://pubs.iied.org/17368IIED  #Bwindi
    a year ago
  43. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    DOWNLOAD: From Poachers to Protectors: Engaging Local Communities in Solutions to Illegal Wildlife Trade -->  http://pubs.iied.org/X00169  #Bwindi
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  44. For more on the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group, go to povertyandconservation.info