Mount Elgon Consrvation and Development Projectthe Ministry of WaterLand and EnvironmentUganda Wildlife Authoritythe District Administrations of Mbale and Kapchorwa DistrictsIUCN (The World Conservation Union)the Royal Norwegian GovernmentHinchley, D.Turyomurugyendo, L.Stonewall, K.2016-04-192016-04-191998The World Conservation Union, Eastern Africa Regional Office (IUCN EARO)2499_Hinchley_Review_collab_management_Mt_Elg.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67001This paper reviews the negotiation and implementation of two trial collaborative management agreements that were negotiated between the Park management and the communities of two Parishes adjoining the Park in 1995. The aim of the paper is analysing strengths, weaknesses and lessons learnt. It then proposes ideas for the further development of collaborative management arrangements that build on the strengths of activities to date and attempt to overcome the weaknesses identified. The paper does not attempt to evaluate the overall success of the trial collaborative management arrangements, as these are seen as only the first steps in a series of action learning cycles to test and refine the approaches being developed, rather than as examples of fully developed collaborative management arrangements.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightRural developmentNational parksWildlifeBiodiversityWildlife managementCommunity managementPayments for environmental servicesForest managementConflictIndigenous communityEmpowermentCommunity participationBiodiversity conservationCollaborative managementMemorandum of understanding (mou)Uganda wildlife authority (uwa)Ecosystem GovernanceTechnical report