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Woodlots, Woodfuel and Wildlife: Lessons from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

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dc.contributor.author Blomley, Tom
dc.date.accessioned 2010-08-24T16:03:23Z
dc.date.available 2010-08-24T16:03:23Z
dc.date.issued 2000 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/6174
dc.description.abstract "Many integrated conservation and development projects aimed at addressing human impacts on protected areas in developing countries use strategies of 'resource substitution', where alternative sources of products obtained from protected areas (such as firewood and building poles) are encouraged through their production on-farm. In this paper, the experiences of such an approach in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda show how without a deep understanding of the full socio-economic conditions of the communities impacting upon the protected area, such solutions can be ineffective, or can even exacerbate the problem. In an attempt to reduce the perceived impact of local timber and firewood collection on the park's ecology, a woodlot programme was developed. Whilst the initial results of the programme appear to be impressive, deeper investigation reveals that rather than alleviating the problems between the park and the people, the project may have worsened them." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Gatekeeper Series, no. 90 en_US
dc.subject protected areas en_US
dc.subject parks en_US
dc.subject trees en_US
dc.subject land tenure and use en_US
dc.subject conservation en_US
dc.title Woodlots, Woodfuel and Wildlife: Lessons from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda en_US
dc.type Book en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.publisher.workingpaperseries International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London en_US
dc.coverage.region Africa en_US
dc.coverage.country Uganda en_US
dc.subject.sector General & Multiple Resources en_US
dc.subject.sector Land Tenure & Use en_US


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