Benon’s first carbon payment of UGX 800,000 showed him that trees could provide a real alternative to hunting and illegal timber cutting. He invested the benefits into his family, farming and businesses, while his trees grew into a thriving forest. #EcotrustUgAt27

Before he became a conservation champion, Benon Bushoborozi was a hunter and illegal tree cutter in Queen Elizabeth National Park. In 2002, he joined ECOTRUST’s Trees for Global Benefit programme and planted his first trees. That decision changed everything. #EcotrustUgAt27

🌍 A new chapter for ECOTRUST! @ECOTRUST_Ug is taking its conservation expertise beyond Uganda, providing technical support to the NbS Guinean Forest Project across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire & Guinea, following its engagement by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The race is on! 💪 Our 73 TGB farmers are running alongside the ECOTRUST team, bringing the spirit of community, conservation and climate action to the Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon. #ECOTRUST #TuskerLiteRwenzoriMarathon

WE’RE LIVE IN KASESE! @ECOTRUST_Ug is at the #TuskerLiteRwenzoriMarathon, and our TGB community is showing up in numbers. 73 TGB farmers are taking part as we strengthen our connection with farmers and communities across the Kasese landscape. #TuskerLiteRwenzoriMarathon

Our farmers. Our champions. 💚 73 TGB farmers took on the Kasese Marathon, with the biggest number taking on the 21KM challenge! A powerful display of resilience, community and determination. #ECOTRUST #TuskerLiteRwenzoriMarathon

🎉THEY MADE IT! The finish line brought pure joy, cheers and plenty of celebration! 🥳 Our TGB farmers and the ECOTRUST team showed up, pushed through and crossed the finish line at the Tusker Lite Kasese Marathon. #ECOTRUST #TuskerLiteRwenzoriMarathon

When @ECOTRUST_Ug's Trees for Global Benefit programme reached his community, Reverend Mutabaazi planted 200+ indigenous trees, expanding the forest he had spent decades nurturing. Today, birds have returned, the landscape is greener, and his forest has become a place of peace.

At 88 years old, Reverend Emmanuel Mutabaazi is still protecting a forest he began planting in 1989. Long before climate change became a global conversation, he was already teaching his community that caring for nature was part of caring for God’s creation. #ECOTRUST

Nelson joined TGB in 2014 and planted 600 indigenous trees. The carbon payments he received through ECOTRUST gave him the capital to establish a commercial tree nursery in Kiyanga. What started small began to grow. #ECOTRUST

From 600 trees to 400,000+ seedlings. @ECOTRUST_Ug's TGB program helped Nelson Tugumenawe turn carbon payments into a thriving tree nursery that now employs 10+ young people, supplies farmers across 8 districts and supports his children’s education. #ECOTRUST

Pauline Nantongo, Executive Director, equips journalists with insights on conservation finance, nature credits and carbon markets, while addressing disinformation. Through ECOTRUST’s model, 60% of carbon payments go directly to farmers, linking conservation to financial returns.

Masika Evelyne and her family wrote this 2021–2030 vision together.
Today, she is sharing that journey with media practitioners.
Her journey with ECOTRUST’s TGB programme has already seen her receive two carbon payments, helping her educate her children, save and invest.

Simon Masereka shares a three-year achievement journey showing how tree planting, once not a priority for many farmers, is now supporting carbon income, stronger coffee businesses and children’s education. From 75 farmers in 2017 to 1,634 carbon farmers today in Rukoki Sub-county

Uganda received about USD 31 million from the Green Climate Fund after nearly 8 million tonnes of CO₂ reductions were verified. Prisca Lima-an Beesigomwe is unpacking results based financing during ECOTRUST’s Day Three Media Training on Conservation Finance in Kasese.

Mwebale Joshua of Rwenzori Slopes Trust shared the cooperative’s five-year vision. How the carbon fund brought farmers together, expanded tree planting and enabled investments in coffee and honey, creating alternatives to cutting trees prematurely.

Muhindo Janeta received a pig through her cooperative. It gave birth to eight piglets. She reared them and sold them to support her son’s education. He studied nursing and is now working. She now has 205 trees and has built a house with income from the carbon fund she receives.

Kyarumba Banywani Tree Farmers Co-operative SACCO grows trees, produces coffee and honey, and earns income supporting education, healthcare and farm investments. The Community Carbon Fund, through ECOTRUST, enables alternative income streams and reduces pressure on trees.

From five farmers in 2002 to 370 members today, Kiyanga Environmental Conservation Association shows what community-led conservation can achieve. Through ECOTRUST’s Community Carbon Fund, honey, affordable loans, a clinic and improved infrastructure are transforming livelihoods.

At 73, Sabiiti Mbabazi’s farm in Masindi shows how trees, bees and farming can transform livelihoods. Through his partnership with ECOTRUST, he has improved crop yields, built a honey business reaching Kenya and South Sudan, and inspired community conservation. #Conservation