Conservation & Research

Budongo offers conservationists a unique platform to assess the impacts of utilization and management interventions on forest biodiversity because it is one among a few tropical forests whose management history has been documented over the past century. Also the permanent sample plots (PSP), established in the 1930s within Budongo, are probably the oldest tropical rainforest PSPs in the world that offer a unique opportunity to our understanding of the dynamics of tropical forests.

Meet the team at Budongo Conservation Field Station! BCFS employs a number of staff that are exceptionally passionate, focused and committed to  conservation and research to ensure sustainable natural resource management. The staff are an interesting blend of field scientists and individuals with a combination of knowledge in tropical forest ecology, animal behaviour, conservation and wildlife veterinary medicine among other skills.

Please find below a list of BCFS reports and publications.

The work of BCFS depends on funding from outside sources. We are fortunate to receive generous and regular funding from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) for our core operations of running the field station, in addition to many other support organizations.

An analysis of forest management in the Budongo Forest and its effect on local wildlife. This article is based on research by Dr. A Plumptre.