{"id":84,"date":"2022-01-25T12:40:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovervirunga.org\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2023-08-09T20:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:48:05","slug":"community-conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatervirunga.org\/community-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMUNITY CONSERVATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1655205855856{margin-top: 60px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supported the implementation of community conservation and other projects in each country in areas neighboring the protected areas. The projects livelihoods and income generating projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The GVTC is involved in energy projects seeking solutions to the local community reliance to the park by tree cutting, charcoal and timber exploitation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Establishing community centers\u00a0 to help communities around the parks to diversify their income as they will be selling different products to tourists<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving agriculture by facilitating farmers experience and exchange between farmers of the three countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The GVTC intervenes in initiating new tourism products: e.g., Batwa trail tourism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Involvement in peace building initiatives in the region through organizing exchange visits and sharing of experience among community groups from the three countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other projects funded are the bee keeping, tree planting activities, and water harvesting among others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"fancy_heading fancy_heading_line\"><div class=\"fh-top\"><\/div><h2 class=\"title\">Other Things We Do<\/h2><\/div>\n[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_basic_grid post_type=&#8221;ids&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; item=&#8221;60&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1691606714588-893607da-2410-1&#8243; include=&#8221;80, 96, 75&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1655205855856{margin-top: 60px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Supported the implementation of community conservation and other projects in each country in areas neighboring the protected areas. 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