Uganda: WWF Gets Shs 6 Billion for Conservation

The World Wide Fund for nature [WWF] has received Euros 2.1m [about Shs 6.3bn] from the European Union [EU] and the French Global Environment Facility [FGEF] to implement the 'Sustainable Financing of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park project' in the Rwenzori landscape.

The money will be spent in the districts of Kasese, Ntoroko, Bundibugyo and Kabarole. The co-financing project aims to achieve effective conservation of the Rwenzori Mountains national park through the development of a sustainable financing mechanism that realizes the potential value of the natural resources with involvement of the private sector, according to a press statement.

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