{"id":591589,"date":"2026-02-27T12:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/2026\/02\/27\/zertifiziertes-gorilla-freundliches-oeko-label-fuer-bwindi-park-edge-gemeinden-in-uganda\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:51:55","slug":"zertifiziertes-gorilla-freundliches-oeko-label-fuer-bwindi-park-edge-gemeinden-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/2026\/02\/27\/zertifiziertes-gorilla-freundliches-oeko-label-fuer-bwindi-park-edge-gemeinden-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Zertifiziertes Gorilla-freundliches\u2122 \u00d6ko-Label f\u00fcr Bwindi Park Edge Gemeinden in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Mountain Gorilla (<\/span>Gorilla beringei beringei<\/span><\/i>) is classified as an endangered species by the<\/span> IUCN Red List<\/span><\/a> of Threatened Species, with a current estimated population of 1,063 individuals. Found only in the <\/span>Virunga Transboundary Landscape that includes Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, mountain gorillas are extremely vulnerable to disease transmission, human-wildlife conflicts, and habitat degradation. <\/span>Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN)<\/span><\/a>, in partnership with the <\/span>International Gorilla Conservation Programme<\/span><\/a>, developed the Certified <\/span>Gorilla Friendly\u2122 Program with the aim of protecting mountain gorillas and their habitat. A key component of the Certified Gorilla Friendly\u2122 program is the Certified Gorilla Friendly\u2122 ecolabel, which targets certification of tourism-based entities and community-conservation enterprises adjacent to gorilla habitat. This program also aims to ensure that those who manage, operate, and invest in the tourism industry proactively contribute to the conservation of mountain gorillas. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Today, we are thrilled to announce that six community enterprises bordering Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have been Certified <\/span>Gorilla Friendly\u2122 under the Park Edge Community Products ecolabel. These <\/span>community enterprises include\u00a0 <\/span>Change A Life Bwindi<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Ride 4 A Woman<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Community Initiative For Biodiversity Conservation<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Rubuguri-Nteko Handicraft Cooperative Society, Bwindi Community Nutrition Project, and Rubuguri Reformed Poachers Turned Market Gardeners.\u00a0 <\/span>This great achievement was possible through the generous support of many donors and partners, including <\/span>the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), which led a 3-year Darwin Initiative-funded project <\/span>\u2018Local economic development through \u201cpro-poor\u201d gorilla tourism in Uganda\u2019<\/span><\/i>, to support the development of improved \u2018pro-poor\u2019 tourism products and services around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A number of partner organizations were involved in the project, including IGCP, the Responsible Tourism Partnership (RTP), the Institute for Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC), and most recently, the <\/span>Arcus Foundation<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The Certified Gorilla Friendly\u2122 Park Edge Product ecolabel provides an incentive for local community entrepreneurs to take the lead and be active participants in conservation projects in their communities. Certification creates a win-win situation for the conservation status of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and enhances local livelihoods within neighboring communities by providing the certified park edge community enterprises with access to premium markets.<\/span><\/p>

About International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) (<\/b>www.igcp.org<\/b><\/a>)<\/b><\/p>

IGCP is a coalition programme of Conservation International, Fauna & Flora, and World Wildlife Fund with a mission to secure the future of mountain gorillas. IGCP achieves this through working in partnership with state and non-state actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.<\/span><\/p>

About the Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network<\/b><\/p>

Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN) <\/span>conserves endangered and threatened wildlife species and their habitats through biodiversity certification programs that also contribute to the economic vitality of rural communities. WFEN uses the power of the marketplace to create on-the-ground change by providing incentives for the protection of biodiversity and enabling the conservation of intact landscapes critical to the provision of ecosystem services. WFEN<\/span> has developed certification programs that support grassroots farmers, ranchers, herders, artisans, indigenous peoples, and conservation heroes from around the world <\/span>and ensure that people and nature coexist and thrive.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Foto: Thomas Marent) Der Berggorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) wird von der IUCN-Rotliste der bedrohten Arten als gef\u00e4hrdete Art eingestuft, mit einer derzeit gesch\u00e4tzten Population von 1.063 Individuen. Nur in der grenz\u00fcberschreitenden Virunga-Landschaft zu finden, die Uganda, Ruanda und die Demokratische Republik Kongo umfasst, sind Berggorillas \u00e4u\u00dferst anf\u00e4llig f\u00fcr die \u00dcbertragung von Krankheiten, Konflikten zwischen Mensch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591589\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gorillafriendly.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}