A documentary filmed, edited and produced by Stuart Cohen for the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) about Mount Elgon National Park, in association with the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
I was asked in February 2014 if i'd be interested in producing a short film about the management of Mount Elgon National Park for the UWA as a volunteer representing the International Union for Conservation of Nature, of which i am a recent member. I was told that I'd have to take this on at my own expense, in as much as i'd have to fund my travel to Uganda and all production costs. In the end the UWA were very generous in assisting me with most of my expenses while i was in Uganda. Once there i met a magnificent group of dedicated UWA staff who were extremely welcoming and helpful throughout my stay in Uganda. This film is about the park, the daily challenges of the UWA staff managing this 1200 sq km volcanic caldera and the neighbouring communities who have embraced the park and all the benefits it offers them and future generations.
The film was shot in May 2014 and completed ready for it's first screening on November 14 at the IUCN Mountains Dinner at the World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, an event that's held only once every ten years.This year 6,000 national park managers and environmentalists from around the wold attended.
If you like this film, please share it so the inspiring messages of the UWA staff and Mount Elgon community can be seen and heard.
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