Partners
RTI International, Conservation Capital
Duration
Spring 2022-Ongoing
Objective
Review and Update of Business Plans for Community-Based Conservancies in Kidepo Valley, Murchison Falls, Lake Mburo Landscapes
About the Project
An established model will be employed to efficiently implement this assignment.
The steps include:
Understand the landscape context and conservation threats
Engage conservancy stakeholders in a participatory process toidentify and flesh out business opportunities
Commercial planning to understand business opportunities
Matching commercial opportunity with conservation threats with afocus on threat mitigation and revenue stream potential
Scenario analysis and financial modeling (using an establishedconservancy financial template) to assess different businessscenarios
Business plan development
Planned Outcomes
A participatory process of review, understanding and prioritization of commercial opportunities with stakeholders in each conservancy
Business plans with detailed financial modeling for each community conservancy (3)
Detailed implementation plans for each community conservancy
Working with conservancy stakeholders to develop tourism experiences in each conservancy
Working with conservancy stakeholders to develop a travel philanthropy program in each conservancy
Facilitation of investment in one community conservancy
Planned Results
20 community members trained and supported in developing their tourism experiences
Sustainable revenue streams established for conservation actions
15 tourism experiences developed across all conservancies