Sharon Kamuganga Kagwisa is the Acting Manager of Human-Wildlife Conflict at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), with over a decade of experience in conservation and natural resources management. She is currently implementing the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) project at UWA, contributing to Ugandas compliance with the Nagoya Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Sharon has played a pivotal role in developing and managing the national Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) database, enabling data-driven analysis of conflicts and supporting evidence-based mitigation strategies. Her work bridges conservation science, community engagement, and biodiversity governance, highlighting her expertise in sustainable use of genetic resources and her commitment to advancing both human-wildlife coexistence and equitable benefit-sharing in Uganda.
