ECOTRUST, working under the ACBA (African Civil Society Organisations for Biodiversity Alliance) is spearheading the Africa Biodiversity Conservation dialogues initiative, leading to the generation of the Africa Position on the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. ECOTRUST is also spearheading dialogue between ACBA and China CSOs, International NGOs, Africa Development Bank […]
ECOTRUST launched a gendered green investment campaign under the new MoMo4C (Mobilizing More for Climate) programme between the 1st – 12th of November 2020 in Masindi district (Murchison Falls landscape) with the aim of recognizing and promoting the vital role of women and youth groups in Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR). […]
MoMo4C Gendered Green Investment Campaign 2020
Kinyara Sugar Works limited, located in Masindi District, and established in 1972 is Uganda’s biggest sugar company, producing approximately 120,000 tons of sugar per annum for both domestic consumption and export. The estate which by 2008 had an estimate of 500 out-growers has since increased its area of operation, now employing […]
A private landowner – The Kibuuka family is working in partnership with ECOTRUST to protect and conserve approximately 180ha of pristine forest land located on their private estate in Mukono district (central Uganda). ECOTRUST in 2021 will support the setup of a water shade management scheme, a forest management plan, […]
ECOTRUST with funding from the Lorna Young Foundation (LYF) is taking lead in the implementation of the Farmers’ Voice Radio (FVR) for Mount Elgon Project from October 2020 – June 2021. Working with local partners MEACCE (Mt Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative Enterprise Ltd.) and RA (Rainforest Alliance), the project aims […]
ECOTRUST’s efforts in building partnerships for conservation have led to the signing of long-term purchase agreements with two carbon emission reduction partners i.e. ZeroMission based in Sweden and Myclimate, a Swiss foundation. In addition, ECOTRUST entered into a partnership with KUA, a sustainable coffee supply company based in Australia to […]
Trees for Global Benefit has started the process of converting model farms into Farmer Field Schools (FFS). Farmer field schools offer a group peer-to-peer learning approach to sharing knowledge, skills, and experiences amongst farmers without having to rely on district extension officers, who more often than not are unable to […]
Following the formation of Communal Land Associations (CLA) to support the management of eleven (11) community forests in the Northern Albertine Rift, ECOTRUST has now embarked on a process of developing an incentive plan to enable the implementation of improved forest management plans. Although outside the protected area system, these […]
ECOTRUST on behalf of a group of conservation organizations active in the Northern Albertine Rift has made a counter offer to the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom to enter into a conservation agreement that is far more superior to the conversion of forests into sugarcane. This agreement will provide opportunities to conserve […]
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