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UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY
Rwenzori Mountains National Park Business Plan
Ray Victurine
WCS
Background
Impetus: WCS/NPCA business planning presentation at VTH World Park Congress – Sustainable Finance Stream
Draft business plans from Madagascar (Masoala) and Brasil (Tijuca)
Rwenzori Highlights
1941 – Rwenzori Mountains above 2,200 m covering 995 square kilometers are set aside as a Forest Reserve by the Uganda Forest Department
1991 – The Rwenzori Mountains are gazetted as a National Park and ownership transferred to Uganda National Parks, now the Uganda Wildlife Authority
1994 – The Rwenzori Mountains National Park is designated as a World Heritage Site, along with adjacent Virguna National Park in DR Congo and nearby Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.
1997 – The park closes due to rebel activity
2001 – UNESCO places RMNP on list of World Heritage Sites in Danger
2001 – Park reopens after rebel activity ceases
2004 – UNESCO declares RMNP again to be safe
Greater Virunga Landscape
Rwenzori Highlights
Glaciated mountain peaks – only Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya are higher
Rare and threatened species: Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodyte), Horse Shoe Bat (Rhinolophus Ruwenzorii) Rwenzori duiker (Cephalophus rubidus) and the very rare strange-horned chameleon (Bradypodion xenorhinus)
Rwenzori National Park in Context
Estimated one million people rely on Rwenzoris for water
60-70% of population below poverty line rely on park for resources
98% of the households in the Kasese district (which borders the edge of the park) burn charcoal for cooking and heating.
Park provides fuel-wood, timber, building poles, thatching materials, bush-meat, medicinal plants, vegetables, water, fruits and honey
Business plan objectives
•Help UWA analyze the true costs of doing business
•Better associate costs with implementation of GMP
•Stimulate UWA to think long term about the financial aspects of park management
•Identify funding gaps and their impacts
•Develop strategies for filling funding gaps (revenue generation)
Park Programs
• Community conservation• Resource conservation and
management• Monitoring and research• Tourism development• Park operations
and maintenance
Income and Expenditures
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
FY2002 FY2003 FY2004
Income
Park Expenditures
Overhead (HQ)
Cost Analysis
$9,295
$48,086
$20,462$24,728
$0$736 $6,346
$20,462 $14,909
$45,617
$179,024
$187,975
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
$180,000
$200,000
COMMUNITYCONSERVATION
RESOURCECONSERVATION
ANDMANAGEMENT
MONITORING ANDRESEARCH
TOURISMDEVELOPMENT
PARK OPERATIONSAND
MAINTENANCE
PAYROLL ANDOPERATIONS
FY 2005
FY2006
Funding Scenarios
Actuals versus Optimal
$328,000
$432,000
$232,000
Actuals
Hopeful Projections
Desired
Revenue Options
1. Ecotourism
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Diversify products
Improve marketing in conjunction with private sector
Improve services
Bwindi National Park receives 5,000 visitors per year
Kilimanjaro receives over 25,000 visitors
Duke d’Abruzzi Centenial
2. Environmental Services - WATER
Energy generation
Industrial use
Domestic consumption
3. Branding and Tie-ins
Connections with Rwenzori Brands
• Rwenzori Coffee
• Rwenzori Tea
• Rwenzori Water
A Rwenzori Water deal alone could generate over $100,000 per year
4. Partnerships
WCS – Greater Virunga Landscape transboundary conservation project
WWF - Rwenzori conservation and development project
Inns of Uganda – new hotel investment with Ecotrust
Others to be Identified
Next steps• Standardize financial reporting mechanisms within
UWA to know the cost of doing business
• Develop standardized format for UWA business plans
• Work with UWA to begin exploring feasible revenue options for the Rwenzori and develop implementation plans
• Undertake business planning for the Greater Virunga Landscape parks – including DRC
Use this plan to demonstrate that we cannot afford NOT to save the forest ecosystems of Uganda
Thank You
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