Distinguished Visiting Scholar: Dr. David Tumusiime

Join us as we welcome David Tumusiime, Ph.D. (Professor and Director, Makerere University) to campus to deliver a Distinguished Visiting Scholar address titled "Protected Areas and People in Uganda: Moving Towards Win-Win?"

Winston Churchill referred to Uganda as “The Pearl of Africa” in 1907. Reasons for this reference included the wide array of beautiful and unique life forms – including birds, insects, reptiles, and primates. In contemporary Uganda, most of these life forms are protected and conserved in the country’s chain of Protected Areas (PAs). These constitute an important natural heritage, but also increasingly identified as a vital resource for local and national development for example through the associated tourism activities as is identified in Uganda’s national development plan and Vision 2040. However, impacts of establishing and maintaining these areas has for long been a contentious issue and a recognizable threat to conservation efforts. Over the years, several efforts have been made at many a Ugandan PAs to deliver win-win outcomes for conservation and local people. This talk will examine the extent to which this outcome has been achieved.

*Supported in part through funding from the office of the Provost: Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program