Uganda, Africa
Sustainable practices and conservation actions are always very specific to the country and even the town where you live. As part of a Disney’s Animal Kingdom Conservation Education project in Uganda, the Ugandan Forest Authority and Jane Goodall Institute staff worked with Disney’s Animal Kingdom educators to develop some conservation actions for the Kalinzu region of Uganda. These actions focus on what Primary 5 pupils living in the Kalinzu Forest Reserve can do to help wildlife.
What Pupils Can Do To Help Wildlife
- Teach others to respect and care for plants and animals.
- Report problems affecting plants and animals to elders or relevant authorities.
- Learn more about plants and animals by observing them in your area, reading books or joining a club.
- Be careful not to damage trees and other plants.
- Do not scare, harm or kill animals.
- Pick-up litter and do not drop your rubbish on the ground.
- Instead of using natural forests, plant trees in your community for domestic use.
- Reduce the number of plastic bags you use.
We created a poster with these actions to leave at the schools after their visit to Kalinzu Forest Reserve. Currently, we are evaluating the effectiveness of a post-visit to the participating schools to see if the students are actually doing any of the conservation actions.