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Information Sharing Workshops

Information and Lesson Sharing workshop of ITFC-UWA, 14-15 April 2011
Held at Conservation Education Centre of ITFC- Ruhija in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Organised by:

With funding from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Thanks to all participants for their quality presentations and active participation. It has been a pleasure sharing experiences and thoughts with you all!

PDFs of all presentations can be viewed or downloaded from the hyperlinks in the workshop overview presented below. Also, find a List of participants, Workshop Report and Summary of the group discussion n how to strengthen problem animal mitigation measures and resource use programs in BMCA, and some photographs taken during the workshop

Please let us know if you have any corrections or comments.

Day of arrival & registration: 13 April 2011
Time	Programme item	Presenter	Presentation title
8.30-8.45am	Welcome and introductions	Douglas Sheil Director ITFC	Welcome remarks-workshop participant introductions
8.45-9.00am	Workshop opening & welcome speech	Prof. F.I.B Kayanja	Official opening of workshop
9.00-9.15am	Introduction to BMCA	Pontius Ezuma/John Justice Tibesigwa	Overview of Bwindi & Mgahinga Conservation Area management objectives and current challenges (483 KB)
9.15-9.30am	Introduction to ITFC	Miriam van Heist	Ongoing programs at ITFC (1 MB)
9.30-10.20am	Ongoing ITFC funded MSc studies	Emilly Kamusiime	Diversity, distribution and impact of canopy hemi-parasitic plants in Bwindi forest (977 KB)
		Brian Baguma	Alien invasive plant species of Semuliki National Park
8.30		Robert Ssekisambu	Diversity and distribution of amphibians in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and associated (961 KB)
8.40		Patrick Mawanda	The role of rodents as potential carriers of parasites across Bwindi Impenetrable National Park boundary (634 KB)
9.00		Hillary Kumanya	Baboons as potential reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (112 KB)
10.20- 10.35am	Questions, discussions and answers
10.35-11.00am	Tea/coffee break
11.00-11.15am	Past ITFC funded MSc & Phd studies and other Phd research projects	Fredrick Ssali	How selective are elephant impacts on trees of BINP? (598 KB)
11.15-11.30am		Ronald Twongyirwe	How do soil organic carbon stocks vary within forest and following conversion to other land uses (929 KB)
11.30-11.45am		David Kissa Ocama	Assessment of methods for low density tree species (204 KB)
11.45-12.00pm		Questions, answers & discussions
12.00-12.15pm		Robert Bitariho	Socio-economic benefits of Bwindi’s Multiple use Programme (1.2 MB)
12.15-12.30pm		Peter Alele	Influence of land-use changes on soil microbial composition and function in the Nile River watershed in Uganda (338 KB)
12.30-12.45pm		Edward Wright	Counting Elusive Animals (702 KB)
12.45-1.00pm		Questions, answers & discussions
1.00-2.00pm	Lunch
2.00-2.15pm	Other research projects within & outside Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	Peter Kabano	Mt Gorilla habituation of a proposed tourist gorilla group (Oruzogo) (901 MB)
2.15-2.30pm		Benard Ssebide	Emerging diseases -a new challenge to wildlife conservation & management of protected areas (1.2 MB)
2.30-2.45pm		Elaine Hsiao	Peace, Parks in mountain forests: The law and policy of transforming conflict to stewardship (870 KB)
2.45-3.00pm		Badru Mugerwa	Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) network (2 MB)
3.00-3.15pm		Questions, answers & discussions
3.15-3.35pm		Tea/coffee break
3.35-3.50pm		Douglas Sheil	-Impacts of bark harvest on Rytigynia kigeziensis and Ocotea usambarensis in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (841 KB)
3.35-3.50pm		Fredrick Ssali	-Tree phenology study in BINP (233 KB)
3.50-4.05pm		Juventine Boaz Odoi	An assessment of forest trees resilience to elephants impacts in Rabongo forest, Murchison falls national park- Uganda (151 KB)
4.05-4.20pm		Chris Kidd	Participatory 3-Dimensional Modeling: Integrating traditional knowledge and Protected Area management (832 KB)
4.20-4.35pm		Deo Tuyisingize	Biodiversity Research and Monitoring at Karisoke-Virunga National Park-Rwanda (720 KB)
4.35-4.50pm	Questions, answers & discussions
4.50pm	Field excursions to ITFC activities (automated weather station, Multiple Use PSPs, herbarium, library & ethnobotanical garden
7.30pm	Dinner at CEC
Day two of workshop - 14^th April 2011
8.45-9.05am	Park management oriented research (USAID - Wild West funded research projects)	Emmanuel Akampulira	Understanding the uptake and management of human wildlife conflict mitigation measures by local communities- a social perspective (1 MB)
9.05-9.25am		Robert Bitariho	Is Bwindi’s multiple use programme collaborative? A comparison with other protected areas of Uganda (921 KB)
9.25-9.45am		Douglas Sheil	ITFC bamboo study in Mgahinga: Impact of dead bamboo stem harvest by local people (970 KB)
9.45-10.25am		Questions, answers & discussions
10.25-10.45am		Four breakup groups will focus on how to strengthen problem animal mitigation measures and resource use programs in BMCA -practical solutions to implement -how to implement the solutions - what to change on current measures -responsible institutions and time frame
1.30-2.30pm	Lunch
2.30- 3.30pm	Groups plenary presentations
15^th April 2011	Departure at 7.00am to Kabale town for Bus stations