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The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) has proudly supported New Nature Foundation's "Kibale Community Fuel Wood Project," to engage local communities through educational outreach. Kibale National Park, in Western Uganda, hosts the densest population of primates in Africa and is also home to many elephants, buffaloes, leopards and more than 350 types of birds.   Wood is the sole source of energy for people around Kibale, yet most do not grow their own trees. As the human population continues to increase, sources of legal wood are rapidly diminishing, putting intense pressure on the Kibale National Park.  The project establishes demonstration areas and promotes creation of private woodlots for the benefit of the community and the e...  [more]
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Instructions to apply for a Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Award

We recognize that the challenges facing wildlife today are numerous, including habitat destruction, conflicts between people and animals, and lack of space for both. As global citizens, we want to help experts create solutions to these issues by providing some of the resources they so desperately need. Whether they swim, fly, crawl, slither, or hop, endangered animals are the focus of the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.

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