Lockdown underscores Uganda’s overreliance on tourism to fund conservation

Mongabay
Dec 21, 2021, 6:01 am282 pts
KAMPALA, Uganda — 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. “This came as a…

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