This presentation was prepared by Dilys Roe, principal researcher and biodiversity team leader at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It provides an overview of the project ‘Building capacity for pro-poor responses to wildlife crime in Uganda’. The presentation was prepared for the final workshop of the project, which took place in Kampala in the first week of April 2017. The project was funded by the UK Government’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund from April 2014 to March 2017. It aimed to: • Understand the current state of wildlife crime in Uganda, and investigate the underlying drivers of this crime • Investigate the preferences of local people and conservation staff for different types of interventions aimed at addressing wildlife crime, and assess the likely impact of • These interventions on local people’s attitudes and behaviour, and • Develop new or improved approaches to increase the capacity of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to tackle wildlife crime more efficiently and effectively. More information: https://www.iied.org/building-capacity-for-pro-poor-responses-wildlife-crime-uganda

1. Taking action against wildlife crime in Uganda:
project overview and workshop objectives

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“Pro-poor” responses to
wildlife crime - overview
• 3-year project (April 2014 –
March 2017)
• Funded by the UK Govt Illegal
Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
• Implemented by UWA, WCS,
IIED, ICCS

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Two key objectives
1. Build national (Ugandan) capacity to
deliver “pro-poor” responses to
wildlife crime
2. Draw out lessons learned that have
international applicability.

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Four key components
• Research - who undertakes wildlife
crime and why, what interventions work
and why (years 1 and 2)
• Capacity development – wildlife crime
database (years 1 and 2)
• Changes in policy and practice –
redesigned policies and new wildlife
crime interventions at key sites (year 3)
• Dissemination/lessons learned (year 3
(and beyond!))

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Project theory of change

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Workshop objectives
1. Recap of research findings

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Research questions
1. What are the drivers and impacts of
wildlife crime?
2. What are the socio-economic profiles
of individuals who participate in
wildlife crime?
3. Which interventions are most
effective in reducing wildlife crime?

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Workshop objectives
1. Recap research findings
2. Present key project outputs
3. Think through implications for UWA
4. Reflect on project achievements and
lessons learned
5. Launch park level action plans

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