Research to policy - building capacity for conservation through poverty alleviation
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £260,652
WHERE Uganda
Summary
To build knowledge and capacity of the Uganda Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (U-PCLG) to effectively influence biodiversity conservation policy, decision –makers and practitioners at national and local levels.
Imperial College, University of Cambridge - Botany, Jane Goodall Institute, Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), ITFC - Institute for Tropical Forest Conservation
SPECIES CONSERVATION, IN SITU, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, POLICY, POVERTY REDUCTION, LIVELIHOODS
Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, RESEARCH, PARTICIPATORY, CEPA, PROTECTED AREAS
Countries
Uganda
Conventions
CBD
Project Outputs
1. Research
1.a. ICD collaborative research project designed and implemented to improve effectiveness of ICD interventions in Bwindi on the basis of historical and current survey data on drivers of resource use .
1.b. Dissemination of the research findings and recommendations on conservation through poverty alleviation.
2. Capacity Building for Policy Reform - U-PCLG capacity developed for promoting improved governance of natural resources and greater equity in conservation policy.
3. Capacity Building for Improved Conservation Practice - Ugandan project partners’ capabilities in applied conservation research developed through their collaboration on the research project.
