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Lockdown underscores Uganda’s overreliance on tourism to fund conservation

Source
Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2021-12-21

Tour guide Patrick Kataama relied heavily on income from leading gorilla-trekking tours in Uganda’s national parks. These tours were abruptly shut down in late March 2020, after the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Uganda and the country was placed under lockdown.

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https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/lockdown-underscores-ugandas-overreliance-on-tourism-to-fund-conservation/