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43: 50: 27: 321:, appointed by the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities. The current board, which was appointed in March 2018, is chaired by Benjamin Otto, a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism. The board serves for three years. The table below lists all the board members. 256:, manage and regulate Uganda’s wildlife. "UWA is mandated to ensure sustainable management of wildlife resources and supervise wildlife activities in Uganda, both within and outside the protected areas". As of April 2020, UWA manages ten 1408: 1164: 1240: 1250: 1230: 621: 1235: 1174: 1169: 1390: 1179: 1214: 1296: 1209: 1194: 1311: 1204: 1184: 1159: 1199: 1189: 1301: 1286: 1276: 1281: 963: 1271: 968: 1151: 776: 269: 207: 179: 163: 837: 576: 304:
to the east, along Kira Road. The geographical coordinates of this location are:0°20'10.0"N, 32°35'01.0"E (Latitude:0.336111, Longitude:32.583611).
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of Uganda Wildlife Authority, succeeding Dr. Andrew Seguya, who had served two consecutive three-year terms in that office.
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On 26 March 2018, Sam Mwandha, who was previously employed at UWA in the early 2010s, officially assumed the office of
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The UWA was established in August 1996 by the Uganda Wildlife Statute, which merged the
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The headquarters of UWA are located at Plot. 7, Kira Road, in the neighborhood called
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Members of the Board of Trustees of Uganda Wildlife Authority
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Chairman of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO)
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Commissioner for Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism
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Uganda Wildlife Authority is located in Uganda
Government of Uganda
Kamwookya
Kampala
Uganda
00°20′10″N 32°35′01″E / 0.33611°N 32.58361°E / 0.33611; 32.58361
Tom Butime
Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities
State Minister for Tourism
Godfrey Kiwanda
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities
www.ugandawildlife.org
Ugandan government
conserve
national parks
wildlife reserves
wildlife sanctuaries
Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities
Tom Butime
Kamwookya
Central Division
Kampala
Uganda Museum
British High Commission
board of trustees
Chairman
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Conservation Through Public Health
executive director

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