The achievements of the CCP described here are
clear, but may be interpreted by some as a meagre
return, in either conservation or community development
terms, on the time (7 years) and money (approximately
$US2,400,000) invested. However, spread over
the approximate population of 50,800 residents in the
parishes bordering the park (Government of Uganda,
1992) this equates to only $US7 per person per year. Of
this sum, 5 per cent went directly into the development
of social infrastructure and thus directly impacted
community welfare. At the same time, the conservation
status of LMNP has been improved signi®cantly, leading
to its removal from International Union for Conservation
of Nature's (IUCN) list of threatened protected areas.