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Revised Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan for the Batwa around the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Publications June 2026

Revised Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan for the Batwa around the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Publications June 16, 2026

MGNP is located in the extreme south-western corner of Uganda between latitude -1.33 to -1.38 South and longitude 29.6o to 29.7o East. The area was originally established as a Forest Reserve. A Sanctuary to protect gorillas was established by Legal Notice 21 of 1930, the area being upgraded to Game Reserve Status by Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 216 of 1964 (substituted by SI No. 136 of 1965). The National Park was established by SI No. 27 of 1991, amended by SI No. 3 of 1992. At 33.7 km2, MGNP is Uganda’s smallest national park. By the late 1980s the area was severely encroached. After the area was upgraded to a National Park in 1991 the encroaching families were relocated.

Revised Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan for the Batwa around the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
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