USAID/Uganda Biodiversity Program Quarterly Report: July - September 2015

The program is implemented by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). The program is funded and managed by the USAID Economic Growth, Economic Growth, and Trade Bureau: Natural Resources Management Office. The program has four main models: Ecological Monitoring Capacity Development, Model Two: Front and Private Sector Involvement in Conservation, Model Three: Conservation Enterprise Development, and Model Four: Management of Wildlife Outside Protected Areas. The Ecological Monitoring Capacity Development model focuses on training UWA and NFA staff in ecological data collection and analysis, developing guidelines for chimpanzee conservation, and establishing monitoring trails in various national parks. The Model Two: Front and Private Sector Involvement in Conservation model aims to disseminate educational and informational materials in support of conservation education and awareness, mobilize communities around LMNP and Mbarara Municipality to conserve the source of Lake Mburo waters, and equip the LM community education center to rejuvenate UWA conservation education. The model also supports the increase of women and youth involved in biodiversity conservation. The Model Three: Conservation Enterprise Development model focuses on supporting communities around MFNP and KVNP to increase red chili production for improved household income and problem animal control. The model also engages farmers and community members in chili growing for human and wildlife mitigation and improved livelihoods in Karenga and Sub counties in KVNP. The Model Four: Management of Wildlife Outside Protected Areas model aims to work with the local government in Kiabong district to approve the implementation of the Kenga and Lobalangit land use plan, support the establishment of a conservancy on ranches neighboring LMNP, and initiate the process for developing guidelines for management of community wildlife areas (conservancies) for UWA. The program also focuses on environmental compliance and other activities such as the visit of the USAID Director Economic to the program. The implementing partners of the program include the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), which is the prime implementer of the program, and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). The AWF is an international non-governmental organization committed to conserving Africa's natural resources while leveraging the continent's tremendous endowment for economic growth and improved livelihoods for the people. The AWF was founded in 1961 to improve the capacity of African institutions and individuals to manage wildlife and other natural resources. The AWF's mission is to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa endure forever.