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Trees for Global Benefits, Uganda

Location	Bushenyi, Hoima, Masindi and Kasese Districts, Uganda
Project coordinator	ECOTRUST \| Go to website (Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda)
Activities	Afforestation, reforestation,agroforestry
Area under management	2,773 ha
Participants	2127
Plan Vivo Status	Registered Plan Vivo project
Verification status	Validated and verified by Rainforest Alliance Download validation statement

Project news/updates

January 2013 | Watch the new Trees for Global Benefits video!

In partnership with Plan Vivo Reseller ZeroMission, Trees for Global Benefits can now share this video, showing how the project is supporting rural communities to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Watch the video here or by clicking on the image to the left.

June 2010 | TFGB part of Ugandan REDD strategy

Ecotrust is helping to develop the Ugandan REDD strategy. They are part of the Ugandan REDD working group and will assist the government in preparing its REDD Readiness plans.

Plan Vivo Certificates

Plan Vivo Certificates issued	564,272
Capacity to generate Plan Vivo Certificates	>100,000 tCO2 per annum
Next expected delivery date	March 2014

Project Documents

Registration Certificate	Download (pdf)
Summaries/publicity	Project summary (pdf) “A Cooperative Rural Community Carbon Offsetting Scheme” (slides, pdf)
Project Design Document	Download (pdf)
Technical specifications	Single-species native woodlots (Maesopsis)Mixed native woodlots
Verification/audit reports	Download Rainforest Alliance audit report (2009)
Annual Reports	2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

More project news

Dec 2007 | TFGB showcased at 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) as an ‘examplary people’s initiative’. The picture shows Prince Charles with ECOTRUST staff.