UPDF

Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces

A statutory member of the Task Force pursuant to Article 209(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, the UPDF Act Cap. 330 and the UPDF-UWA Memorandum...

Mandate: A statutory member of the Task Force pursuant to Article 209(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, the UPDF Act Cap. 330 and the UPDF-UWA Memorandum of Understanding. Provides security support to joint enforcement operations against wildlife and forest crime, anti-poaching and anti-trafficking deployments, command coordination in protected areas and border regions, and high-risk operations against armed poaching groups.
KPIs: Capacity building: support to the UWA Ranger Training School, joint tactical training with ranger units, weapons handling and rules-of-engagement instruction for field teams. Intelligence & investigations: general intelligence-sharing with Task Force member agencies in support of joint operations.
Powers: Joint enforcement operations, anti-poaching and anti-trafficking deployments, securing of critical forest blocks and protected areas, and command coordination with UWA and Police in high-risk operations. Seized firearms recovered in joint operations stand among the UPDF's contributions to the Task Force. (Publication of operational specifics is subject to UPDF security clearance.)
Focal persons: 1
Website: https://www.defence.go.ug

On the ground

Related operations

Pangolin Trafficking

Pangolin Scales and Twelve Guns Recovered in Oyam and Nwoya

Joint operations in Oyam and Nwoya districts recovered pangolin scales together with twelve firearms used by poaching networks operating around the Murchison Falls landscape.

OutcomeSuspects arrested and charged; the recovered firearms were taken out of circulation, disrupting armed poaching around Murchison Falls.

Jun 2020