RWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, UGANDA (N684) Uganda Wildlife Authority report of October, 2019 Site Manager: Mr. JAMES OKWARE ILUKOL Senior Warden In –charge Rwenzori Mountains National Park (WHS) P.O Box 188, Kasese Tel. +256 – 754-330-224 E-mail:
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[email protected] 0 | P a g e STATE OF CONSERVATION REPORT FOR RWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK - UGANDA Submitted to the World Heritage Centre, UNESCO October 15, 2019 1. INTRODUCTION Rwenzori mountains National Park (RMNP) World Heritage Property (number 684) is located in Uganda. It’s a Natural property, was inscribed on the world heritage list in 1994. 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Rwenzori Mountains National Park is World Heritage Property number 684 is a natural property located in Uganda. RMNP was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1994. Following the 42nd World Heritage (WH) Committee Conference in Manana in June 2018, a number of decisions were generated with Decision 42COM 7B.95 particularly focusing on issues that are likely to affect the maintenance of Outstanding Universal values of RMNP. These issues included the need for continued coordinated patrols with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), allegation that Copper Mining at Kilembe could be impacting the general environment including the Virunga National Park WH property, the need to adopt the standard line transect while undertaking the Chimpanzee census, the impacts of the cable car project to the site, impacts resulting from development of Sindila and Nyamwamba hydropower (HEP) and the need for conduction of elephant census.