Enriching the environment and livelihoods of people through initiatives in the biodiversity conservation sector. The EU European Union “Response to Increased Environmental and Ecosystems Degradation in the Refugee Hosting Districts of Uganda” (RED)
All life on earth (biodiversity) can only be sustained if we collectively contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals relating to sustainable economic growth, consumption and production, and use of water resources.
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Partnerships strengthened at European Union Consortium Project meeting as Steering Committee is formed
The European Union (EU) Project Consortium comprising Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Nature Uganda (NU) and Ecological Christian Organisation (ECO) has set
Turning the ‘Ides of March’ to Save Our Environment
Even with the predictions of the calamity of climate change, it is worth celebrating the month of March which commemorates some of the most significant
NFA Receives Mobile Phones to Enhance Forest Protection and Law Enforcement Operations Using SMART Technology
KAMPALA, Uganda: On July 1, 2022, WCS presented smartphones to the National Forestry Authority (NFA) for use in Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART)-based law enforcement
EU awards €9.2 million for restoration of degraded Environmental and Natural Resources in the Refugee Hosting Districts of Uganda
Two consortia headed by Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF) and Save the Children have received funding from the European Union (EU) to lead in the project
‘Our ED, it’s Not Goodbye, it’s See You later’
Everybody has a legacy. What do you want to leave behind you as you walk out that door? Juliet Kyokunda our Executive Director (still call
$2.5 M Awarded to Uganda Under USAID’s Uganda Biodiversity Fund Activity
Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund (UBTF) with funding awarded by USAID has begun implementation of USAID’s Uganda Biodiversity Fund Activity worth $2.5m (Ush9.2 billion). The five-year program from 2020 to 2024 focusing on sustainability of biodiversity conservation and natural resource management at national level, will be largely executed by community organizations, private sector enterprises and government agencies.
The main objectives of the project discussed during a stakeholder workshop at Protea Hotel in Kololo, Kampala are to strengthen Uganda Biodiversity Fund into an effective and efficient national Conservation Trust Fund, to implement a grants program with diversification, as well to strengthen partnerships with relevant stakeholders in biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity conservation is the protection and management of various plant and animal species to acquire resources for sustainable development.



UBF Partners with Rotary Mission Green to raise funds for the Endowment fund.
As its core mandate, Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund (UBTF) in partnership with Rotary Mission Green (a program of Rotary Uganda) and funding support from USAID Uganda raised 100 Million (A hundred Million) in pledges during its inaugural ‘Friends of the Environment’ Breakfast Fundraiser held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel on Tuesday, September 24th, 2019.
The joint ‘Friends of the Environment’ campaign seeks to inspire individuals and the general public to adapt to sustainable and renewable ways of living by focusing on reducing, reusing and recycling whenever possible in order to save the environment and biodiversity loss. The initiative is aimed at raising funds to invest in projects that will help to maintain the flow of goods and services from natural ecosystems, secure health lives of people and wildlife and sustain nature-based businesses.




Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)
Since 2004 IUCN has been going through a process to define Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). These are globally important sites for conservation because they conserve significant numbers of one or more species of conservation concern.
KBAS in uganda
Alongside our partners, the Uganda Biodiversity Fund is committed to focusing on protecting Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and irreplaceable sites as our priority areas for conservation.
Threats to KBAs
While it is true that Uganda is one of the most diverse countries on the planet and the second most bio-diverse country on the African continent…
Why protect KBAs?
While agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy, ecotourism is just as instrumental in the economic success of the country.