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Can biodiversity conservation benefit local people? Costs and benefits at a strict protected Area in Uganda

Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Vedeld, Paul

This 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, Paul

Tourism 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 ...