Objective 1: Improve Sustainability of Conservation Agency in charge of 10 National 12 Wildlife Reserves, 14 Wildlife Sanctuaries and provides guidance for 5 Community Wildlife Areas (5 years) Activities: Implementation of UWA Business plan and Wildlife System Plan Ecotourism development especially community based eco-tourism Develop and implementation of monitoring and research policy for biodiversity components e.g. PAs Policy and institutional framework that enhances collaboration and ensures coordination regarding wildlife Uganda Wildlife Authority and Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities NEMA Focal Point 156,000,000 Office space Technical experts and staff hours monitoring, data collection reporting and interventions Database management Research and management actions 2014 - 2020 Objective 2: Capacity building on law enforcement on illegal Wildlife trade Activities (5 years) UWA, Customs – URA, Uganda Police; cross border cooperation Lusaka Agreement - Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora Develop legislation on enforcement of CITES and specify mechanisms for monitoring wildlife trade Ministry of Trade & Industry Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities UWA URA, Uganda Police NEMA Local Governments 500,000 UWA technical capacity building Office space and equipment 2015 - 2020 Objective 3: National Forest Plan components for biodiversity protected in central forest reserves, based on the NFA Business Plan (5 years) Activities:: NFA inventories for biodiversity monitoring NFA reforestation of degraded areas, plan to plant 2500 ha/year for 10 years (2010-2020) Benefit sharing in Collaborative Forest Management. NFA - Forest Nature Conservation Master plan integration of biodiversity concerns into NFA programmes. National Forestry Authority Ministry of Water and Environment – Forestry Sector Support Department District Forest Services 99,160,400 Office space Equipment Technical assistance 2015 - 2020 Objective 4: Management of 12 Ramsar sites (PAs and wetlands), and management of wetland areas gazetted as PAs Activities : Strategic plan development & development of bylaws (2 years) Wetland Restoration and management & law enforcement (6 years) Wetlands Department, NEMA, DWRM/MWE 250,000 3,360,000 Office space Equipment Technical assistance 2015-2016 2015-2020 Subtotal 3,610,000 Objective 5: Biodiversity conservation for local forest reserves. Activities DLGs MoLG NEMA, UWA, NFA technical support to implement biodiversity 2015-2016 2015-2020
Development management plans through stakeholder engagement (2 years) Implement management plans together with District leaders, including potential for enhancing community benefits (5 years) NGOs 1,120,,000 conservation strategies office space, equipment 260,390,400 6.4 Action Plan for National Bio-trade Programme After implementing a successful bio-trade programme, there is potential for scaling up the successes in ecotourism, wildlife trade, and trade in non-wood forest products. A strategy and institutional arrangements will be needed. Some of the initiatives were new and required piloting while others need scaling up. A financing facility provides a plat form for scaling up the national bio-trade opportunities. Goal: Implementation of a National Biotrade Programme Responsibility Funds required $/year Human & other resources Timeline Objective 1: A National Biotrade Programme Regulatory, Policy and Institutional Framework Activities: Establish regulations and guidelines for bio-trade for sustainable use of ecosystems and ecosystem services (2 years) Establish a multi-institutional coordination and operating platform for Bio-Trade (1 year) Uganda Export Promotions Board & Ministry of Trade and Industry Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities UEPB UWA NEMA NFA NGOs: WCS, IUCN, 600,000 200,000 Office space Focal Point on Biotrade Programme Assistant Consultancies 2014 - 2020 Objective 2: Provide financing facility for start-up with recoverable funds in a revolving fund for other start ups Activities Establish a financing facility secretariat for bio-trade (1 year) Mentoring and financial management to recover funds and maintain a revolving fund (1 year) Provide for facility at $1 million (4 years) UEPB UWA NEMA NFA 100,000 100,000 1,000,000 Equipment and staff time Expertise from contracted consultants and term consultants or technical experts Financial institutions 2015 2016 2016-2020 Sub-total 2,000,000 6.5 Action plan regulations on access to genetic resources & benefit sharing Genetic resources and benefit sharing are new and while NEMA has developed regulations, there may be a need to consider industrial level activities and the protection poor communities would needed. On the other hand, there is a need to consider the possibility of exploiting these rights to genetic resources for the
economic benefit they could offer communities. However, there is a need to ensure that exploitation and use of genetic resources is safe, equitable and sustainable. Goal: Implementation of Regulations on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Responsibility Funds $/year other resources Timeline Objective 1: Ongoing activities of maintaining compliance to - Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Activities: Investment in infrastructure (2 years) Capacity Building (2 years) Operational costs & Coordination mechanism NEMA Focal Point Uganda National Council for Science and Technology Competent Authority. NEMA GEF NARO 250,000 250,000 500,000 Focal Point Programme Assistant 2015-2016 2015-2016 2015-2020 Objective 2: Feasibility studies and establishment of baselines Activities Develop baseline for genetic resources and current benefit sharing arrangements (5 years) Feasibility analyses for investment possibilities as well as sustainable increase in productivity of ecosystems (2 NEMA Focal Point Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) Competent Authority. NEMA NARO Universities GEF 500,000 250,000 International and national Technical experts Analysts for pharmaceutical, ingredients & other uses 2015-2020 2016-2017 Sub-total 1,750,000 6.6 Action Plan for information sharing mechanisms – CHM The clearing mechanism is an information sharing mechanism for biodiversity conservation stakeholders in the country, among themselves, with the CBD secretariat and other parties to the convention. The funds required will go towards establishing a database and supporting data collection, and analyses and reports, as well maintaining working time. Crucially, this activity will allow for efforts to include as many stakeholders as possible. Goal: Implementation of Biodiversity information sharing mechanisms - CHM Responsibility Funds $/year Other resources Timeline Objectives: Support operations of the Clearing House Mechanism Activities: Complement information management systems of UWA, NFA, WMD, NARO, Botany Department at Makerere University, Zoology Department (Makerere University), Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Makerere University) and Nature Uganda among others. (5 years) Maintaining online network (5 years) Synthesis and maintaining information exchange platform NEMA/MWE UNCST, UWA, NFA, WMD, NARO, Botany Department at Makerere University, Zoology Department (Makerere University), Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Makerere University) and Nature Uganda among others 1,000,000 250,000 Focal point in NEMA An information management system assistant Office space Cooperation from information systems officers of key institutions 2015-2020 2015-2020
independent efforts on biodiversity conservation in aquatic systems Activities: Develop programme (2 Build capacity to generate information on biodiversity conservation for aquatic systems & Education programmes (2 years) Compliance efficiency against illegal fishing (5 years) Research on fisheries biodiversity (NaFIRRI) (5 years) MAAIF/Dept. Fisheries Resources Directorate of Water Resources Management, NEMA, wetlands Management Department 500,000 500,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 Dept. of Fisheries Resources/ MAAIF 2015-2016 2016-2017 2016-2020 2016 - 2020 Total 7,000,000 6.13 Action Plan for Programme of work on Agro-biodiversity About 80% of Ugandans derive their primary livelihoods from agriculture, while 66% of the workforce is employed in agriculture. At the other extreme poor management of agro-ecosystems is the leading source of environmental degradation in the country. Biodiversity is lost as agro-ecosystems are degraded. Therefore, efforts are needed to provide additional and adequate resources to stakeholders for biodiversity conservation in the country. Programme of work on Agro-biodiversity Responsibility $/year Other resources Timeline Objective 1: Identification, monitoring and assessment, and indicators Activities: Investment into infrastructure and capacity building for local governments and national stakeholders Operational costs MAAIF NARO NEMA Makerere & other Universities MOLG District Local governments 5,600,000 A person and programme assistant on biodiversity conservation for 2014 - 2020 Objective 2: Biological diversity of dry and lands Activities: Feasibility of investment, investment guides and initiatives MAAIF NARO NEMA Makerere & other Universities MOLG & DLGs 2,400,000 A person and programme assistant on biodiversity conservation for grasslands 2014 – 2020 Objective 3: Policy diagnosis (2 years) Analysis of farmer land use and policy (3 Removal of reverse subsidies/replace Policy harmonsation (3 years) MAAIF, NEMA, MWE, Wetland Department, MoLG 150,000 1,000,000 250,000 Office Consultants technical staff time 2015-2016 2016-2018 2016-2018 Sub total 1,400,000 Objective 4: Support implementation of enterprises Activities Capacity building for District farmers associations Value chain analyses and support MAAIF DLGs NARO NEMA Makerere & other Universities 17,800,000 2015 - 2020
IV: Select donor funded biodiversity conservation-related projects, 2009 -2014 NDP Sector Name of Intervention Agency Key Objectives and activities Year Donors Forestry Farm Income Enhancement and Forest Conservation Project Ministry Of Water & Environment Forestry Support including Community Watershed Management and Tree Planting and Agricultural Enterprise Development End 2012 Bilateral - AfDB 62.1 Forestry Sawlog Production Scheme NFA/MWE Support to private sector tree planting for timber End 2012 Multilateral European Commission 19.3 Environment Mt. Elgon Region Environment Conservation NEMA/Min of Environment Conservation of the vulnerable Mt Elgon Region Ended 2011 Bilateral DFID 9.2 Environment Conservation of Biodiversity in the Albertine Rift Forests of Uganda Ministry of Environment Conserve and manage rich biodiversity forests in the Albertine Rift of Uganda, allowing sustainable development for all stakeholders. Ended 2011 Bilateral - UNDP 3.4 Environment Extending protected areas through community based initiatives (COBWEB) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) To strengthen the Ugandan National Protected Area (PA) network by expanding the coverage of the PA network to include the country’s biologically important wetland ecosystems. The project will develop, and adapt suitable PA management paradigms in two representative wetland systems adjacent to two terrestrial protected area networks. 2011 Bilateral - UNDP 1.0 Environment Enabling environment for SLM to overcome land degradation in the cattle corridor of Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) The objective of the project is to provide land users and managers with the enabling policy, institutional and capacity environment for effective adoption of SLM within the complexity of the cattle corridor production system, achieved through 3 major outcomes plus a project management component. 2014 Bilateral - UNDP 2.2 Environment Territorial Approach to Climate change project (TACC) Mbale District Local Government This project will assist the Mbale region of Uganda, encompassing the three districts of Mbale, Manafwa and Bududa, to realize low carbon and climate change resilient development. Towards this objective, the project will assist the Mbale region to develop their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), to fully integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies into their regional development planning; Ended 2012 Bilateral – Welsh Assembly Government 0.8 Tourism Wildlife, Landscapes and Development for Conservation (WILD) Wildlife Conservation Society (1) Biodiversity Management; (2) Environmental Education and Communication; (3) Property Rights and Resource Governance; and (4) Improved Livelihoods. 2010 Bilateral - WILD 4.8
Tourism Sustainable Tourism in the Albertine Rift (STAR) WCS, AWF; Global Sustainable Tourism Alliance (1) Conserve Mountain Gorilla habitat and Northern Albertine Rift 2010 Bilateral - USAID 6.8 Environment Environmental Management and Capacity Building II Additional National Management Authority To support sustainable management of environmental and natural resources at the national, district, and community levels. Ended 2011 Bilateral – World Bank 15.0 Environment Protected Areas Management and Sustainable Use Project UWA/Min of Tourism Ensure effective long term conservation of Uganda's biodiversity through sustainable and cost effective management of its wildlife and cultural resources. Ended 2010 Bilateral – World Bank 27 Environment GEF: Protected Management and Sustainable Use Project UWA/Min of Tourism Ensure effective long term conservation of Uganda's biodiversity through sustainable and cost effective management of its wildlife and cultural resources. Ended 2010 Bilateral – World Bank 8.0 Environment Second Environmental Management and Capacity Building Ministry Of Water, Lands And Environment To support sustainable management of environmental and natural resources at the national, district, and community levels. Ended 2010 Bilateral – World Bank 37 Source: MFPED 2013