Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) Collections by Author "Vedeld, Paul"
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Breaking the law? Illegal livelihoods from a protected area in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Vedeld, Paul; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, WilliamForests are important to local livelihoods and regulating access to forests will have consequences to those livelihoods and may promote illegal harvesting. This study analyses how local people make a living, focusing on ... -
Can biodiversity conservation benefit local people? Costs and benefits at a strict protected Area in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Vedeld, PaulThis article examines the livelihoods and experiences of local people after two decades of living close to a strict protected area (PA). A total of 290 local PA neighbors and 60 key informants were interviewed. Findings ... -
False promise or false premise? Using tourism revenue sharing to promote conservation and poverty reduction in Uganda
Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Vedeld, PaulTourism and the sharing of the associated revenues with local people have been increasingly fronted as key instruments for maintaining protected areas (PAs) globally. This paper focuses on a tourism revenue sharing ...