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What a morning!! We showed up. We ran. We sweated. 🏃🌿 Our team proudly participated in the @ugwildlife Half Marathon, running in support of educating children of the fallen rangers. If you were there, we hope you felt the energy too. #UWHM2026

Conservation starts with listening. 🌿 Through visioning sessions, communities map their past, present, and future, shaping conservation goals that reflect their own aspirations. #conservation

A powerful moment at #UWEWK2026 🇺🇬 The Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, visited the @ECOTRUST_Ug exhibition booth today and engaged with our team on conservation efforts, including the Budongo-Bugoma restoration. #UWEWK2026

From the forest to the table 🌿🍯 With support from @ECOTRUST_Ug the Wambabya Tree Nature Women’s Group is showcasing honey, herbs, crafts, and more at #UWEWK2026 Sustainable livelihoods. Thriving communities. Less pressure on forests.

Back at it again 🌿🍯 The Wambabya Tree Nature Women’s Group is back at the ECOTRUST booth today at #UWEWK2026 showcasing honey, herbs, and crafts. Nature doing business, the sustainable way.

Forest talk is in session 🌿👀 Community groups from Masindi and Kikuube are meeting at Nyabyeya COU to share what they’ve been seeing in their forests since 2024. Turns out the trees have stories too 🌳 #Biodiversity

"Meet the farmer behind the trees!" From trees to school fees. From trees to a home 🌿 Meet Paturi Tukamuhabwa, a Trees for Global Benefits pioneer whose life changed through @ECOTRUST_Ug. His message is simple: Plant trees. It pays. 🌱 #MeetTheFarmer #ClimateAction #ECOTRUST

“I can’t cut them down. My trees changed my life.” 🌳💚 Meet Basera Teresa, another @ECOTRUST_Ug beneficiary, from our TGB program whose trees helped her build a home, educate her children, and rise out of poverty. Here her story and the impact of this program. #MeetTheFarmer

She planted trees. Then a movement grew 🌳💚 Meet Betty Insigireho, whose journey with @ECOTRUST_Ug helped her gain skills, support fellow women, educate children, and grow her farm. One tree at a time, lives changed. 🌱 #MeetTheFarmer #ECOTRUST

“We were created with a mission to conserve biological diversity and enhance social welfare.” Pauline Nantongo. From protecting ecosystems to improving livelihoods, @ECOTRUST_Ug continues to prove that conservation works best when communities are at the center. #ECOTRUSTUgAt27

“People are excited about carbon finance today, but we’ve been at it for over 24 years.” Long before carbon markets became global headlines, @ECOTRUST_Ug was already connecting Ugandan smallholder farmers to conservation financing with Trees for Global Benefits. #ECOTRUSTUgAt27

“We are celebrating 27 years as a conservation financing organization.” @ECOTRUST_Ug stands as proof that conservation can be resilient, sustainable, and community-led. 27 years of impact. And still growing. #ECOTRUSTUgAt27

“We are moving beyond asking how many trees were planted to asking… so what?” @ECOTRUST_Ug Board Chair Isaac Kapalaga emphasized the need to measure what truly matters: how conservation transforms lives, livelihoods, and landscapes. #ECOTRUSTUgAt27

“What was meant to restore degraded forests became an opportunity to create jobs, livelihoods, and local infrastructure.” Board Chair Isaac Kapalaga continued to highlight what @ECOTRUST_Ug has championed for 27 years: conservation that works for people. #ECOTRUSTAt27

A milestone moment!! At the close of the #ECOTRUSTUgAt27 launch, key stakeholders officially signed the @ECOTRUST_Ug Impact Report, launching @ECOTRUST_Ug's 27 years of Conservation finance, community impact and landscape restoration across Uganda. #ECOTRUSTUgAt27

He almost gave up. But he didn’t. In 2006, Christopher Gumisiriza started planting trees with @ECOTRUST_Ug. Today, his trees support his livelihood through firewood, medicine, and even goats bought from his savings. This is what resilience looks like. #MeetTheFarmer #ECOTRUST

He started with just one plot to test if it would work. Today, George Bamturaki has a home built with income earned through tree planting with @ECOTRUST_Ug and encourages others to do the same. #MeetTheFarmer #TreesForGlobalBenefits #ECOTRUST

We're LIVE from Arinyapi Seed Secondary School, Ajumani!!! Students are gearing up to plant trees across 5 acres as part of today's #WorldEnvironmentDay commemoration. Part of the IFPA-CD Project funded by the Government of Uganda & the World Bank #EnvironmentDay2026 #ECOTRUST

Obulejo Geoffrey, Vice Chairperson LC5 Ajumani: “I have earned good money from trees and I am using it for my politics. That is why I know these trees are very important!” A powerful reminder that trees can transform lives, and communities. #WorldEnvironmentDay #ECOTRUST

Denis Emmanuel Oweka - @ECOTRUST_Ug Regional Coordinator demonstrating to the students how to plant trees using aqua soil. Aqua soil retains moisture, improves root growth, and boosts seedling survival in tough conditions. #ECOTRUST #WorldEnvironmentday