Country

 

Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Name of scheme

 

Ranger Based Monitoring (RBM) Scheme

Biome (terrestrial; freshwater; marine)

 

Terrestrial

What is monitored

 

Human resource use and wildlife

Who compiles data

 

Government rangers

Number of community members involved

 

0

Spatial scale. Size of area monitored

 

78,600 ha divided on three areas (2003)

Methods used

 

Methods include, e.g., patrol records

Year of initiation

 

1997

Funded by

 

Funded by Wildlife Conservation Society, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, CARE-International and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, German Cooperation (GTZ) and Uganda Wildlife Authority

 

Documents or publications available

 

Kalpers et al 2003, Plumptre et al 2004, Rainer et al 2003, Gray and Kalpers 2005

Organizers and contact details

 

IGCP (International Gorilla Conservation Programme) working with the protected area authorities in the three countries (Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Office Rwandais du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux (ORTPN), and Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN))

Maryke Gray. E-mail:

Home page

 

http://www.igcp.org/

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