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UCF Completes Important FAO Project
In conjunction with the Netherlands Forestry Project the F.A.O of the
UN supported a project aimed at promoting good governance of forest
resources to improve public accountability and strengthen the decentralisation
of forestry services. Read More...
Bukorwe Ridge Elephant Trench completed
UCF, in conjunction with UWA and the local communities, is pleased to announce the completion of the Bukorwe Ridge stage of its measures to reduce the incidence of crop raiding. After over 12 months work the final fencing has now been completed in the valley sections to add to the trench sections along the ridge. Early reports from the communities are very encouraging with reports of elephants turning back into the park area on reaching the new interventions. UCF is now sourcing additional funding to replicate these interventions in other areas of the Ishasha region. March 2008
Rwenshama boat station launched
UCF is pleased to announce the successful handover to Uganda Wildlife
Authority (UWA) of the third boat station under its Waterways Project.
The latest boat station at Rwenshama, a fishing community on Lake Edward,
was officially handed over to the Chief UWA Warden QECA, on March 4th
2008 by a Trustee of UCF, during a visit to Uganda to review project work.
Read More...
Queen Elizabeth Park Lions, Hyenas Poisoned
The number of lions, leopards and hyenas has gone down drastically since
the Basongora herdsmen entered Queen Elizabeth National Park in March
2006. Read More...
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THE UGANDA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
A new concept in supporting conservation.
 Uganda
has been at the forefront of political upheaval over the past decades
but is rebuilding fast. The wildlife and wild places are also recovering
but the pressure of increasing human and wildlife populations is a challenge
to both.
“Gifted by Nature’ this beautiful country, with a truly amazing collection
of animals, birds, plants and other creatures that live in lake and
river areas, mountains, savannah and dense, though diminishing forests,
must be conserved for the world and for Uganda’s people.
The Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) was established to help in
this effort.
Why and how was it established?
UCF was set up to help previously war-stricken, heavily poached, high
biodiversity regions in Uganda and Central Africa. These regions were
under-supported and had been crying out for assistance.
UCF evolved from a research project called Elephants, Crops and People
undertaken by Michael Keigwin in the 1990s. During his period of research
he saw the daily threats facing people and wildlife alike and recognized
that simple yet effective solutions could come through the support of
a secure and Uganda focused funding route. This led to the birth of
the Uganda Conservation Foundation, UK Charity No: 1087295, its sister
non profit making company in Uganda and conservation relationships in
the USA.
What does UCF do?
UCF provides support and funding for projects designed to preserve,
rescue and rehabilitate endangered species and habitats. At the same
time, through research, education and technical support, UCF aims to
help individual people and local communities to practise and benefit
from conservation efforts.
Project highlights:
Villagers dig 14 kilometres of trench to stop elephants!
Will they succeed?
To find out more about the project please click
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 How
do bicycles and mosquito nets support conservation?
To find out why these rangers are happy with the donation of
60 bikes and 100 mosquito nets and more about the project, please
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 UCF
takes to the water to help fight poaching, illegal wildlife trafficking
and support community rescue!
Pictured: the Mweya ranger boat station built from a recycled
shipping container and fully equipped with patrol boat and safety
equipment.
We are currently fundraising to build more boat stations – please
donate to help!
To find out more about the project please click
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 Baboons
and Chimps v The Farmer and his family – can both live together?
The future of the farmers, forests and the wildlife depends on
projects such as this. The area illustrated was in 2006, prior
to encroachment, the habitat of chimps and other primates.
To find out more about the project please click
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