INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI) Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC)
POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Uganda Wildlife Policy, 1999 Uganda Tourism Policy, 2003 Uganda Wildlife Act, Cap 200
ACTION POINTS FOR LEGISLATORS
Uganda has been proactive in establishing and maintain- ing numerous wildlife protected areas, but the need to protect biodiversity outside protected areas is becoming increasingly important to serve as a buffer to protected areas and increase tourism revenues. With the majority of petroleum development occurring in protected areas of the Albertine Rift, oil companies should be compelled to develop biodiversity action plans that indicate future actions designed to protect, restore and enhance biodiversity and its habitat. Competition for resources between wildlife and humans needs to be urgently addressed. Benefit sharing should focus primarily on communities living adjacent to pro- tected areas and those that bear the brunt of historical injustices committed in the creation of protected areas.
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