We thank
all the participants of the above workshop for their active
participation! It has been a pleasure sharing experiences and thoughts
with you all and we hope to stay in touch.
As
promised, PDFs of all presentations have been made available as
hyperlinks in the workshop overview presented below.
Other documents
provided are:
-
List of
participants
-
Summary
of questions and answers following presentations
-
Summary
of group discussion on monitoring
-
Summary
of group discussion on research priorities
-
Results from
the questionnaire
-
Some
photographs taken during the workshop
Please let
us know if you have any corrections or comments.
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WORKSHOP
OVERVIEW
17 November 2008; Morning session
8.15 - 9.00 Registration at Jopfan Country Hotel
9.00 Opening and welcome by the Chief Warden of
Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area, Mr. Asa Kule
9.15 Brief presentation on ITFC and the purpose
of the workshop
9.30 Sharing lessons learned (session 1)
presentations, followed by discussion
·
Robert Bitariho: Rapid assessment of plants for local community use
in the AR forests
·
Robert Kajobe: Stingless bees; management implication of the
utilization of wild honey by Batwa in BINP
·
Andrew Ocama:
Density and abundance of the understory avifauna of Ruhija
·
John Bosco Nuwe:
The
economics of protected areas in Uganda: costs and benefits of managing
BINP
11.00
Coffee/tea break
11.30 Sharing lessons learned (session 2)
presentations,
followed by
discussion
·
Edward Andama: Status of Human-Wildlife conflict and its management
in Nkuringo buffer zone
·
Alex Tumukunde: Expectations and attitudes of communities
towards
tourism around BINP
·
Kathy Fawcett
and Felix Ndagijimana: Karisoke Research Centre; an overview
13.00 Lunch
17 November 2008; Afternoon session
14.00 Ongoing monitoring activities; strength and
weaknesses. Presentations followed by discussion
·
Alastair McNeilage: Overview of ITFC’s long term monitoring
·
Robert Bitariho: weather, water and swamp monitoring in the AR
Uganda
·
Augustine Basabose: Ranger Based Monitoring in Virunga-Bwindi
landscape; Strengths and Weaknesses
15.15 Coffee/tea break
15.45 Usefulness of research and monitoring information.
Introduction to the discussion by
Aggrey Rwetsiba
Group discussions around the following questions:
·
What determines the usefulness of research and monitoring activities?
·
What appear to be the challenges of monitoring for adaptive management?
·
How can these be addressed?
17.00 Plenary:
presentation by groups
17.30 Closure
of Day 1
19.00 Supper at Jopfan
18 November 2008; Morning session
8.30 Welcome. Purpose and
overview of Day 2
8.45 Ongoing and planned research. Presentations
followed by discussion
·
Martha Robbins: Bwindi gorillas: how many are there, how fast can
they grow, and what can we do to help?
·
Damian Caillaud: Assessment of the future demography of the Bwindi
gorilla population
·
Gerald Eilu: Invasive species; how can we monitor their invasion and
should interventions take place?
·
Julius Lejju/May Murungi: Environmental history of the central
African Region
·
David Tumusiime: proposed PhD research in the context of PAPIA
(Protected Areas and Poverty in Africa)
project
11.00 Coffee/tea break
·
Samuel Besigye:
Linking
research to policy: What should CSOs focus attention on? How can they be
effective?
·
Yves Gakunde: Capacity building programme at the
National University of
Rwanda
·
Maxime Nzita Nganga: Progress on the Transboundary Core
Secretariat implementation
11.30 Emerging opportunities for conservation.
Presentations
·
Gerald Kairu: Carbon and other Payments for Environmental Services;
alternative sources of finance for conservation. Includes a presentation
on PES prepared by Alice Ruhweza
·
Glen Bush:
Costs, benefits and equity in biodiversity conservation
Plenary discussion:
where are realistic opportunities for funding conservation research?
12.45 Lunch
18 November 2008; Afternoon session
13.45 Setting priorities for future research, based
on
threats, gaps identified, and emerging opportunities.
15.30 Coffee/tea with
plenary presentation of
priorities
16.00 Closure of the workshop by Dr. Simon Anguma (MUST)
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