Project on institutional capacity strengthening for implementation of the Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing in Uganda
1.0 Background: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is providing financial support to Government of Uganda to implement a project titled Institutional Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Uganda (ABS project). The project goal is to conserve Uganda’s genetic resources and its associated traditional knowledge […]
Promoting integrated landscape management approach for conservation of the Mount Elgon ecosystem in eastern Uganda project
1.0 Background The Government of Uganda has identified and prioritized equitable access to productive land, sustainable natural resources management and integrated landscape planning and management as critical development pathways for meeting economic growth, poverty reduction and industrialization. One of the country’s critical landscapes faced with vast land management challenges is the Mt. Elgon landscape. This […]