Queen Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve

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The Queen Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO-designated conservation area in western Uganda that integrates wildlife protection, ecological research, and sustainable development around Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO biosphere reserve ⓘ
biosphere reserve ⓘ
adjacentTo Democratic Republic of the Congo border ⓘ
aimsTo reconcile biodiversity conservation and human development ⓘ
containsFeature Kazinga Channel ⓘ
Lake Edward ⓘ
Lake George ⓘ
Rift Valley escarpments ⓘ
crater lakes ⓘ
containsSpecies African elephant ⓘ
African lion ⓘ
Nile crocodile ⓘ
Ugandan kob ⓘ
linked to: Kobus

buffalo ⓘ
chimpanzee ⓘ
flamingo ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
shoebill ⓘ
coreAreaIncludes Queen Elizabeth National Park ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
designationBy UNESCO ⓘ
ecosystemType lakes ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
woodland ⓘ
governedBy Uganda Wildlife Authority ⓘ
hasConservationFunction wildlife protection ⓘ
hasDevelopmentFunction sustainable development ⓘ
hasLogisticFunction ecological research ⓘ
hasZonation buffer zones ⓘ
core areas ⓘ
transition areas ⓘ
locatedIn western Uganda ⓘ
locatedInRegion Albertine Rift ⓘ
partOfProgramme UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme ⓘ
researchFocus climate and ecosystem interactions ⓘ
sustainable land use ⓘ
wildlife ecology ⓘ
supportsActivity biodiversity monitoring ⓘ
community-based natural resource management ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ
supportsLivelihoods local communities ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
human-wildlife conflict ⓘ
poaching ⓘ

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Queen Elizabeth National Park → partOf → Queen Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
Kazinga National Park → partOf → Queen Elizabeth Protected Area ⓘ
linked to: Queen Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve