MINISTRY OF TOURISM, WILDLIFE AND ANTIQUITIES | UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY

1 PURPOSE OF THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPS)
1.1 Introduction
Both the Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019 and the Wildlife Policy 2014 provide for
conservation and sustainable management of wildlife resources, coordination,
monitoring and supervision of activities related to wildlife management in Uganda.
This mandate is legally vested in UWA. In order to carry out its mandate, UWA relies
heavily on internally generated revenue to which 95% is contributed by tourism
activities. However, with the closure of tourism due to the current global COVID-19
pandemic and lockdown measures instituted by H.E the President of Uganda, this
major revenue stream has been rendered dysfunctional. These Standard Operating
Procedures are developed to guide the different activities along the tourism value
chain activities and research among others in preparation for the phased re-opening
of tourism and research activities to ensure safe, consistent and effective delivery of
tourism services and research on resumption of these activities in the UWA protected
areas. It is intended to complement other SOPs approved for the sector such as that
for Hospitality Enterprises and the directives and guidelines issued by government
from time to time.

READ FULL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR TOURISM SERVICES AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN UWA ESTATES DURING COVID-19 DOCUMENT HERE: UWA – SOPs for opening tourism and research post covid-19-1PANDEMIC