About 15 people standing in front of body of water, greenery in background. — Stakeholder visit to Bathi Dam.

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Community Restoration of Bamboos in Echuya Forest Reserve Key Biodiversity Area in Uganda

Grantee Name: Kigezi Initiative for Women and Children Empowerment and Development-Uganda

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Uganda
Amount: $34,997
Dates: Jul 2018 – Oct 2019
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Gender, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood), Reforestation, Restoration, Ecosystem resilience

Promote sustainable management and harvesting of bamboo at Echuya Forest for conservation and livelihood purposes. Planting and growing of bamboo (restoration and reforestation); removal of alien species; training in sustainable forest management; value addition of bamboo products; and monitoring of the restored area will contribute to an improvement of this NTFP ecosystem service for the benefit of nature and people.

Strategic Direction : 2 Improve the protection and management of the KBA network throughout the hotspot.