CWC Consortium
The USAID/CWC activity is implemented in a consortium comprised of the:
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as the lead implementor,
African Wildlife Foundation (AWF): https://www.awf.org/where-we-work/uganda
Royal United Service Institute (RUSI): https://www.rusi.org/
MTWA
The mandate of the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage (MTWH) is derived from Article 189 and Sixth Schedule the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995), Uganda Wildlife Act Cap 200, Uganda Tourism Act, 2008, Historical Monuments Act 1967, Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2006. https://www.tourism.go.ug/about-us
Uganda Wildlife Authority, (UWA) is Uganda’s Government agency responsible for the management and protection of Wildlife in and outside protected areas. https://ugandawildlife.org/
URA
Uganda Revenue Authority is a government body in charge of collecting taxes, accounting for the collected taxes in accordance with the statute under which it was established in 1991. URA broad objective among others is to reduce poverty and increase the standard of living for Ugandans. URA plays an important role in curbing illegal wildlife trade especially checking on import and export of wildlife products into Uganda. https://thetaxman.ura.go.ug/
NWCCTF
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is supporting the National Wildlife Crime Coordination Task Force (NWCCTF)— formed in May 2018 by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities (MTWA), with support from WCS— to promote cooperation and coordination among security agencies, law enforcement bodies, and other relevant government institutions in combating wildlife crime in Uganda. In partnership with African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), WCS has increased the capacity of Uganda Wildlife Authority’s Canine Unit to operate at known smuggling routes, including border posts.
WCS is strengthening judicial, prosecutorial, and investigative sectors to fight against wildlife crime in partnership with Space for Giants and Makerere University. WCS is also collaborating with The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) to build the capacity of IWT and CWC national and regional wildlife crime institutions and networks to coordinate and share intelligence information with the National Wildlife Crime Coordination Taskforce (NWCCTF) to facilitate combating of wildlife crime in Uganda.