Nature-Climate interactions are central to addressing and understanding the complexities and the role of Nature in addressing the climate crisis. As the world faces unprecedented environmental challenges, we recognize that nature offers scalable, cost-effective strategies to mitigate climate impacts and help communities adapt to changing conditions. By restoring ecosystems, promoting biodiversity, and engaging local communities, our approach strengthens both ecological and human resilience.

Our ambition is to create a thriving balance between people and nature. We aim to scale up nature-based conservation efforts across Uganda, particularly in the Elgon region and the Kyoga Basin, to restore degraded ecosystems and enhance carbon sequestration. Our work focuses on key pillars: forest restoration, wetland conservation and restoration, sustainable agriculture, capacity building, and environmental education and climate advocacy. These initiatives not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also provide co-benefits such as improved water quality, soil health, and food security for local communities.

Strategy Areas:Â

• Elgon Landscape Restoration:Restore the rivernine and montane forests, wetlands, and farmlands using nature-based solutions, fostering biodiversity and enhancing the ecosystem’s carbon sink potential. We are currently piloting at the River Sironko Catchment.
• Community-based Climate Action: Engages local communities and builds capacity of grass root organizations in sustainable farming, agroforestry, and renewable energy practices to reduce their environmental footprint while improving livelihoods along the river Sironko catchment.
• Green Schools Project: Focuses on environmental education and greening school environments through tree planting, waste management, Agriculture and food systems, and water conservation programs in schools neighboring River Sironko catchment.Â

Upcoming Programs:

• Shoebill Stork Conservation: A conservation initiative for the endangered Shoebill Stork in the Awoja-Agu wetland catchment as a pilot Shoebill Stork conservation project.

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Join us in our mission to protect the planet’s most precious natural spaces!

To learn more about out work, reach out to Nature and Climate Thematic Lead Oreret Erasmus Tukei at

toreret@theaturewild.orgÂ