However, in the early 1990s, the World Conservation Monitoring Centre reported that " [ rural development projects around the park and general acceptance of its existence have helped to minimise potential conflicts . " Until the 1990s, poaching was limited due to various initiatives, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, that made local villagers stakeholders to the park's preservation.
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ARKive has the backing of leading conservation organisations, including BirdLife International, Conservation International, International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), The United Nations'World Conservation Monitoring Centre ( UNEP-WCMC ), and the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ), as well as leading academic and research institutions, such as the Natural History Museum; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the Smithsonian Institution.
