head ofof local conservation grp,p, edgarugananzi succccessfully raiaised awarenef the problem.m. to start with, he had to conndnd wi a l lot of reluctctance. edgar: it is a problem dumping within the buffer zones of the river, e even outside e the ri, by thehe way. asas you walk araround you wilil alizize th wastete magement t still a a problem in f fort po. as w we are doing this work, e don't do i it ourselves.s. i involve leadedershibecausus they a are the ones s with auththority, we ininvolve te communitities. julius: the quality of the river's water is crucial for the region. originating in the mountains, it irrigates the fields around fort portal and flows into lake george, a regional fishing hub. but large swathes of land along the river have been deforested, causing widespread erosion. the only intact forest left is in the kibibale national park. it's home to some 1400 chimpanzees, making it one of their most important h habitatsn ugandada. their survival depends on a futiononinclean water supp.. if the river is dedegrad, regional biodirsity wi sufferer getting the genera