ECOTRUST delivered a one-hour virtual talk to the management and staff of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda (SCB (U)) on 8th October 2021 on the critical importance of subscribing to the Net Zero Agenda, as part of the Banks internal awareness campaign on achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2040. By sharing […]
ECOTRUST hosted a team of consultants from the EU (European Union) at her forestry project sites in Mitooma and Rubirizi districts – Queen Elizabeth Landscape – Uganda on the 3rd of October 2021. The visit was part an EU forestry mission in Uganda to undertake a forest sector and stakeholder […]
The report is part of a series of case studies that provide insights into various mechanisms used to increase access to finance for smallholder farmers, SMEs and communities in their efforts to contribute to sustainable landscapes. The case studies focus on the strategies used by various stakeholders to reduce the risks of selected financial flows for investors, intermediaries and recipients. These case studies follow up on recommendations made by participants in the consultative process on innovative finance for sustainable landscapes. The goal is to provide more evidence of successful strategies in order to increase access to finance for smallholder farmers, SMEs and communities.
The 2020 ECOTRUST Annual Stakeholders’ event was held virtually on the 21st of December 2020 under the theme “Business Development for Sustainable Forest Management,” focusing on ECOTRUST’s efforts to mobilize financing towards green and inclusive business development across the Budongo – Bugoma landscape for enhancement of forest conservation, community development […]
Following a month-long training of post year 10 TGB farmers from the pioneer project districts i.e., Rubirizi and Mitooma (Queen Elizabeth landscape) in green business planning and development, the TGB project in December of 2020 incentivized four farmer groups with seed capital worth USD 5300 (UGX 20,000,000) each to invest […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
This ECOTRUST 2018 Stakeholders event was a celebration of ECOTRUST’s Trees for Global Benefit Programme, which has for the last 15 years grown into one of the biggest carbon offsetting schemes in the world (under the Plan Vivo standard of certification), linking rural poor small-holder farmers to the financing of the voluntary carbon market.
Date: 9th November 2018
Venue: Golf Course Hotel Kampala
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