Conservation in Uganda

Conservation in Uganda is the protection and sustainable use of the country's rich natural resources. It became a significant movement during the British colonial period in the early 20th century and continues to play a major role in Uganda's political economy, as it underpins the tourism industry which accounts for 23.5% of the country's exports.^[1]

Uganda's 60 conservation protected areas harbor populations of numerous critically endangered species.

History of conservation

British Protectorate (1894–1962)

Active concerted management of wildlife in the Uganda Protectorate began in 1923 with the formation of the Elephant Control Department. The object of this organization was to reduce the damage to peasant agriculture by limiting the size and range of elephant populations. Culling programs killed an average of 1,000 elephants per year.^[2]

National organizations

Pro-Biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda

Pro-Biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU) (founded in 1999 and registered in November 2000) is a Uganda based not for profit organization which aims at environmental preservation and protection, biodiversity conservation and implementation of sustainable development principles in the country.^[3]^[4]^[5] PROBICOU was incorporated on 14 December 2007, under the Companies Act, Laws of Uganda as a Public Limited Company without Share Capital.^[6]

International agencies

Wildlife Conservation Society

In 2015, the published results of the "Great Elephant Census", an aerial survey undertaken by the WCS along with the UWA, indicated that the number of African bush elephants has increased by almost 600 percent from a low of 700 to 800 individuals in the 1980s up to 5,000 individuals. The survey was conducted in Queen Elizabeth National Park (2,913 elephants), Murchison Falls National Park (1,330 elephants), and Kidepo Valley National Park (656 elephants). The survey did not include protected areas with elephant populations like Kibale National Park, Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Semliki National Park, and the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve as well as closed canopy areas like the Maramagambo forest within Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Kaniyo Pabidi forest within Murchison Falls National Park.^[7]

Wildlife

Uganda is home to a vast number of species, including a population of mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, gorillas and golden monkeys in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and hippos in the Murchison Falls National Park.^[8]

Notes

^ "Why Tourism?". tourismuganda. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
^ Meredith 2009, p. 126.
^ ".::PROBICOU::". probicou.org. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
^ "Pro-biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU) | GivingWay". www.givingway.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
^ Schwarte, C. (2008). Access to Environmental Information in Uganda. FIELD. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84369-708-4. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ "Pro-Biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU) | PCLG". www.povertyandconservation.info. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ "Uganda's Elephants Increasing in Number". newsroom.wcs.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
^ Watching Wildlife: East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda. Lonely Planet. 2009.

References

Meredith, Martin (2009-04-27). Elephant Destiny: Biography of an Endangered Species in Africa. PublicAffairs. ISBN 9780786728381.
Wildlife Conservation Society (2012). "Uganda". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
International Trade Centre (2011). "Trade Map". Retrieved 2012-08-05.

External links

www.wcs.org

[1] "Why Tourism?". tourismuganda. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

[FOOTNOTEMeredith2009126-2] Meredith 2009, p. 126.

[:0-3] ".::PROBICOU::". probicou.org. Retrieved 2022-05-11.

[:1-4] "Pro-biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU) | GivingWay". www.givingway.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.

[Schwarte_2008_p._24-5] Schwarte, C. (2008). Access to Environmental Information in Uganda. FIELD. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84369-708-4. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[6] "Pro-Biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU) | PCLG". www.povertyandconservation.info. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[7] "Uganda's Elephants Increasing in Number". newsroom.wcs.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

[8] Watching Wildlife: East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda. Lonely Planet. 2009.

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v t e Protected areas of Uganda
National Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Kidepo Valley Lake Mburo Mgahinga Gorilla Mount Elgon Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth Rwenzori Mountains Semuliki
Wildlife reserves	Ajai Aswa-Lolim^d Bokora Corridor Bugungu Kabwoya Karuma Katonga Kigezi Kyambura Lomunga East Madi Matheniko Pian Upe Toro-Semliki
Central Forest Reserves	Bukaleba Bugamba Bujawe Gangu Gulu Ihimbo Itwara Kagombe Kalinzu Kapimpini Kasato Kasenyi Kashoya-Kitomi Kitechura Kyewaga Lutoboka Mafuga Mount Kei Mount Otzi Mpanga Muhunga Nakindiba Nyabiku Nyabyeya Rwensama Rwensambya Rwoho Wambabya
Controlled Hunting Areas	Buhuka Central Karamoja (Napak) North Karamoja South Karamoja Karuma Falls Katonga Lipan West Madi Sebei Semliki East Teso North Teso
Community wildlife management area	Amudat Iriri Kaiso Tonya Karenga Rwengara
Wildlife sanctuaries	Entebbe Jinja Kazinga Malawa Mount Kei Ngama Island Ntoroko-Kanara Nyaburogo Otze Forest UWEC Ziwa Rhino
Ramsar Wetlands of Int'l Importance	Lake Bisina Lake George Lake Mburo-Nakivali Lake Nabugabo Lake Nakuwa Lake Opeta Lutembe Bay Mabamba Bay Murchison Falls Nabajjuzi Rwenzori Mountains Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Bay
Uganda Wildlife Authority National Environment Management Authority ^d indicates degazetted

v t e Conservation of species
Index of conservation articles
Conservation biology	Biodiversity Captive breeding Compassionate conservation Conservation behavior Conservation-dependent species Conservation genetics Conservation-induced extinction Conservation status Endemism Ex-situ conservation Extinction threshold In-situ conservation Latent extinction risk Marine conservation Mutualisms and conservation Nature conservation Conservation biology of parasites Species translocation Conservation welfare Threatened species Vulnerability and susceptibility
Approaches	Conservation agriculture Conservation development Conservation finance Conservation grazing Conservation management system Conservation movement Conservation photography Conservation psychology Conspicuous conservation Community-based conservation Ecoregion conservation status Environmental protection Evidence-based conservation Flagship species Forest management Forest protection Tropical rainforest conservation Integrated Conservation and Development Project Other effective area-based conservation measures Riparian buffer Roadless area conservation Roadside conservation Site-based conservation Wetland conservation
Protected areas	Conservation designation Conservation district Conservation easement Conservation reserve Gap analysis Habitat conservation High conservation value area Landscape-scale conservation Marine protected area Marxan Open space reserve Wildlife corridor 30 by 30 target
Key issues	Conservation refugee Fortress conservation Habitat fragmentation Human–wildlife conflict
Restoration	Assisted natural regeneration Ecosystem restoration Island restoration Reforestation afforestation Rewilding marine Species reintroduction
By taxon	Arthropod Bird Hawaiian honeycreeper Raptor Golden eagle Fungi Land mammal American bison Arabian oryx Bear Polar bear Cheetah Elephant Indian elephant Slow loris Tiger Bengal Tiger Wolf Marine Dolphin Gray nurse shark Manatee Painted turtle Salmon Sea otter Plant Seed bank Cryopreservation
By country	Angola Australia Belize Brazil Canada Central African Republic Costa Rica Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Italy Malaysia Mauritius Namibia New Zealand Pakistan Papua New Guinea South Sudan Sweden Uganda United Kingdom Scotland United States forests
Related	Conservation officer De-extinction Planetary boundaries IUCN Red List NatureServe conservation status Special Area of Conservation Soil conservation
List of conservation issues List of organisations List of people Category