David Nkwanga
Promoting Community Participation and Support in Conservation and Wise Use of Mabamba Bay Wetland of International Importance
Sign post of Ramser satus over Mabamba Bay Wetland.
House to Host Tourist Centre, to be completed by end of January 2008.
Part of the Nature School being developed.
| Town/Region | Country | Categories | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabamba Bay Wetlands | Uganda | Africa, Birds, Community | 22 Jan 2008 |
The project aims at promoting local community members’ participation and to kindle their support in conservation and wise use of Mabamba Bay Wetland of international importance through community organising, sustainable resource-based and alternative income-generating activities and an effective information exchange system. The project involves an Awareness and Education campaign about the benefits of protecting this Ramsar site; providing skills of alternative income generating opportunities and wise use of the resource: and, developing an eco-tourism information centre.
The project will lead to the protection of the globally threatened Shoebill (Blaeniceps rex), approximately 38% of the global population of the Blue swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea), and the globally threatened Papyrus Yellow Warbler plus other birds of global conservation concern. The project also ensures protection of rare plant species like Scadoxus species and lay a foundation for future conservation programs for this newly designated Ramser site.
The project is implemented by Nature Palace Foundation, a national Civil Society Organisation in collaboration with partners organised in Wakiso District Environmental CSOs Advocacy Coalition (WECAC), Wakiso District Information office and Kasanje Sub-county local administration.
For more information contatct naturepaldn@gmail.com or go to www.naturepalace.org