Last week in Kapala, Dr Dilys Roe, a researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development, said, during a lecture organised by AKDN, if communities feel that parks do not benefit them, they resort to poaching. She made the remarks while giving a keynote address, at the lecture, into the threats to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and some innovative ideas for new community-based solutions. Mr Amin Mawji, the AKDN Representative in Uganda, said the lectures are aimed at creating a space for conversation, for illumination where leaders and opinion formers can come together to reflect on the big issues of our time, to explore new ideas and to promote new solutions. Prof Ephraim Kamuntu, the Tourism minister, lauded the AKDN for organising the lecture and contributing to the development of Uganda.