Extending Wetland protected Areas through Community Based Conservation Initiatives

The overall goal is derived from that of the National Wetlands Programme to which this project proposal would contribute. The improved conservation and management of globally significant wetland ecosystems in south-eastern and south-western Uganda for both global and national biodiversity benefit. 9 April 2007 The project fills specific gap in the existing protected area system in Uganda by creating a network of small community managed protected areas in the wetlands. These PA will be integrated into the national PA system by the national PA agency and by District authorities A total of 30000 Ha of wetland habitats in the two distinct areas of Uganda will be brought under sustainable conservation management. The aim of the project is to strengthen the Uganda National Protected Area system by expanding the coverage of the PA estate to include samples of the country's biologically important wetlands. The project will develop, pilot, and adapt suitable PA management paradigms in two representative wetland sites.