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WCS Inspires University Students to Pursue Careers in Geospatial AI, for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation

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WCS Inspires University Students to Pursue Careers in Geospatial AI, for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation
(December 06, 2024)   -   Wildlife Conservation Society inspires university students to embrace GEO AI and other technologies in wildlife management and conservation, as part of their career path.

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Protect the Pangolins, Help Protect Us All!

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Protect the Pangolins, Help Protect Us All!
(November 29, 2024)   -   These scaly anteaters are critically endangered and at a risk of being wiped out, if nothing is done in the next couple of years.

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Wildlife Moot Courts Inspires Student Lawyers to Speak For, and Defend Wildlife

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Wildlife Moot Courts Inspires Student Lawyers to Speak For, and Defend Wildlife
(November 15, 2024)   -   Conservation moot court inspires student lawyers to become wildlife advocates and animal rights activists.

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Community Counter-Wildlife Crime Campaign Made Possible Through Effective Collaboration

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Community Counter-Wildlife Crime Campaign Made Possible Through Effective Collaboration
(October 15, 2024)   -   Collaboration is central to achieving CWC outcomes, but experience shows that this is easier said than done. In practice, subtle competition and silo-centric tendencies of like-minded players create invisible barriers to effective ...

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Towards Integrating CWC Interventions into the Local Government/ District Programs

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Towards Integrating CWC Interventions into the Local Government/ District Programs
(August 04, 2024)   -   Local Government Involvement in donor-supported programs is key to project sustainability.

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Upgraded Online Wildlife Database Handed over to UWA

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Upgraded Online Wildlife Database Handed over to UWA
(May 08, 2024) On May 7, 2024, USAID/CWC Activity officially handed over the upgraded Online Wildlife Offenders Database (OWODAT) to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in a meeting officiated by the UWA Executive Director, Mr. Sam Mwandha, and attended by members of UWA’s senior management team. In handing over the system, Mr. Geofrey Mwedde, the USAID/Uganda CWC Activity Chief of Party appealed to UWA to train more data entrants and widen data entry at UWA field sites. He requested UWA management to int...

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CWC Supports Installation of Beehive Fence at Key Elephant Crossing Hotspots

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CWC Supports Installation of Beehive Fence at Key Elephant Crossing Hotspots
(April 22, 2024)   -   Colonised beehive fences are effective in preventing elephants from crossing to community spaces, crop raids and other destruction which results in retaliatory elephant killing!

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Financial compliance to combat illegal wildlife crime in Uganda

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Financial compliance to combat illegal wildlife crime in Uganda
(September 21, 2023)   -   With the support of USAID/Uganda Combating Wildlife Crime (CWC) Activity implemented by Wildlife Conservation Society and the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) in collaboration with the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA).

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Posted in: CWC News Category


Karuma Wildlife Reserve Staff Trained in Managing The Upgraded Online Offender’s Database.

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Karuma Wildlife Reserve Staff Trained in Managing The Upgraded Online Offender’s Database.
(August 16, 2023)   -   Wildlife Conservation Society staff provided technical training and support to selected staff and field rangers of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The beneficiaries were drawn from; intelligence, law enforcement and community conservation departments

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WCS partners with National Forest Authority to implement SMART systems in Central Forest Reserves.

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WCS partners with National Forest Authority to implement SMART systems in Central Forest Reserves.
(July 18, 2023)   -   On 18th July 2023, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) supported the National Forestry Authority (NFA) in training senior management team in use of Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART). 

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