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 […]
ECOTRUST is working in a Winrock international led process to support the government of Uganda to design Emission Reduction (ER) Programs and prepare associated ER-Program documents (ER-PIN and ERPD) under the REDD+ initiative. REDD+ was established as a mechanism to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by providing financial incentives to developing countries […]
ECOTRUST has for the past one year been playing a lead role in the implementation of the Farmers’ Voice Radio (FVR) component of the NIMFRU (National-Scale Impact Based Forecasting of Flood Risk in Uganda) research project, targeting the flood affected communities of Katakwi district, Eastern Uganda. This project came to […]
ECOTRUST was part of the ever-growing group of organizations that supported the 5th edition of the Uganda Wildlife Marathon that took place on 23rd February at the Uganda Museum. Hundreds of participants from across different institutions turned up for this year’s marathon, aimed at raising funds to educate children of fallen […]
The latest edition of FAO’s Nature & Faune’ magazine features an article on Trees for Global Benefit as a model which demonstrates that through a combination of effective participation and efficient financing models, it is possible for African countries to address the combined challenge of poverty, ecosystem degradation and climate […]
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