UK Department for International Development2016-04-192016-04-192007-07-162454_Budongo_Forest_Reserve.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66952The Budongo Forest Reserve is a mixture of tropical forest and savanna grasslands and woodlands. In 1988, the Forest Department started the Forest Rehabilitation Program which recognized the value of forest ecosystems, especially for non-consumptive uses. As a result, the Budongo Forest Ecotourism Project (BFEP) was developed in 1993. Local community development funds have been established as a way to distribute tourism revenue to the local communities. Currently 40% of the tourism (entry and camping) fees are distributed back to the local community for projects that support conservation, benefit the community as a whole, and require community input in the form of labor or cash. In addition, locals are benefiting from the ecotourism by selling crafts, non-traditional agriculture, and other income opportunities derived from tourism.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightNational parksWildlifeBiodiversityWildlife managementCommunity managementIncome generationPayments for environmental servicesForest managementIndigenous communityAgribusinessBiological indicatorsEcotourismForest ecosystemsCommunity participationConservationParksKeystone speciesHabitat destructionSavannahRainforestBudongo Forest Ecotourism Project (BFEP)Forest rehabilitationPresentation