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Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
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Introduction & Site description Completed MSc and PhD projects Opportunities at ITFC |
Recent donors and partners:
ITFC works closely with the Protected Area managers of the
Uganda
Wildlife Authority Max Planck Institute carries out the gorilla monitoring from ITFC since 1998, supports the institute and donated several pieces of equipment. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports most of ITFC's monitoring activities, as well as workshops for coordinating these in the region. In January 2009 a new 3 year grant started in which ITFC will research emerging threats to conservation values of the Albertine Rift (climate change, population growth, etc.) Our mother institute, Mbarara University of Science and Technology pays the salaries of several of our academic and administrative staff. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has provided the Director's salary for many years, and occasionally supports specific projects. USAID funded the PRIME WEST project, which included ITFC's study of the bush meat trade in Western Uganda. Since July 2009, it funds a new program 'WILD WEST', carried out by WCS Uganda. ITFC is a subgrantee. The Rufford foundation supported the water quality monitoring activities in Bwindi as well as in Rwenzori Mountains National Parks. The British Ecological Society paid for vegetation mapping, multiple use monitoring and problem animal control.
Other long time collaborators and occasional funders include
the
Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust), the International
Gorilla Conservation Programme,
WCS’ Albertine Rift
program,
ARCOS, CARE
International,
NatureUganda, Recently, the Bwindi Community Hospital supported ITFC through a free-of-charge First Aid training.
ITFC
is grateful for their support and collaboration.
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