INDIRECT IMPACTS INDIRECT IMPACTS POTENTIAL TO LIVELIHOODS TO BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE DIRECT IMPACTS TO CLIMATE RISKS ADAPTIVE FROM BIODIVERSITY FROM LIVELIHOOD STRESSORS BIODIVERSITY RESPONSES IMPACTS IMPACTS reduced water in the barriers to control catchment. This erosion and could affect PA sedimentation of relations with streams and rivers. surrounding Support communities. environmentally sound alternative Reduced livelihood livelihood options, options. In addition to such as fish farming losing income and community generation from tourism activities. tourism, communities Support measures to dependent on mitigate HWC, such fisheries resources, as particularly the construction of live or already marginalized electric fences, Batwa, could be creation of crop further affected protection groups due to reduced flow (human-gorilla in this landscape’s conflict resolution), waters. planting of more If mountain gorillas palatable food in and other wildlife the BMCA, move outside PA creating a buffer boundaries in search zone managed by the of water, increased park and HWC is communities that likely. discourages crossing to fields and farmers’ also benefits the community by planting subsistence and cash crops that are
CLIMATE STRESSORS CLIMATE RISKS DIRECT IMPACTS TO BIODIVERSITY INDIRECT IMPACTS TO LIVELIHOODS FROM BIODIVERSITY IMPACTS INDIRECT IMPACTS TO BIODIVERSITY FROM LIVELIHOOD IMPACTS POTENTIAL ADAPTIVE RESPONSES reduced water in the catchment. This could affect PA relations with surrounding communities. Reduced livelihood options. In addition to losing income generation from tourism, communities dependent on fisheries resources, particularly the already marginalized Batwa, could be further affected due to reduced flow in this landscape’s waters. If mountain gorillas and other wildlife move outside PA boundaries in search of water, increased HWC is likely. barriers to control erosion and sedimentation of streams and rivers. Support environmentally sound alternative livelihood options, such as fish farming and community tourism activities. Support measures to mitigate HWC, such as construction of live or electric fences, creation of crop protection groups (human-gorilla conflict resolution), planting of more palatable food in the BMCA, creating a buffer zone managed by the park and communities that discourages crossing to farmers’ fields and also benefits the community by planting subsistence and cash crops that are
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