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OUR STRATEGIC POSITION

We are Strategically Positioned Kasangwaho conservation  is a rapidly growing organization with a dynamic and complex business model. Over the last 18 years, Kasangwaho conservation  has positioned itself strategically in the thematic and operational space in order to deliver optimally and compete effectively at both national and international levels.

 Within the thematic space – Kasangwaho conservation  has designed interventions that address the nexus between biodiversity, climate change and sustainable livelihoods in an integrated manner as opposed to a single thematic focus. These thematic areas are interlinked through conservation finance and environmental outcomes.  This is the niche that Kasangwaho conservation  has strategically embraced through its flagship Trees for Global Benefits (TGB) program. TGB is a newly adopted landscape reforestation program with a PES-based incentive for participating tree growers that has grown into a large not-for-profit commercial carbon sequestration operation – that has transformed Kasangwaho conservation into a kind of conservation-based social enterprise. Drawing lessons from TGB, RWECO-TRUST has established key strategic pathways that sustain its competitive advantage. These pathways have enabled Kasangwaho conservation to establish a complex and unique value proposition that will propel it many years into the future as the leading NGO in delivering market-based incentives promoting restoration as a business in western Uganda and across Rwenzori region.

THEMATIC PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION

UWA recognizes the local community as a key stakeholder in ensuring the protection of wildlife both inside and outside Uganda’s protected areas. Traditional conservation approaches largely excluded the communities from protected area management.

CLIMATE CHANGE

The poorest countries of the world are being hit disproportionately hard by the extreme weather brought by climate change. Their people end up even poorer. It’s a very unjust situation. Kasangwahu conservation works at the local level to help people to be prepared and to adapt to what is happening.

BIRD SANCTUARY /BIRDING

The Rwenzori forests are home to 217 bird species including several Albertine Rift endemics.  Among these are 17 species that are endemic to the park making Rwenzori an important birding area (IBA).

COMMUNITY ECO-TOURISM

This project based business will operate in the ecotourism industry. Our mission is to conserve and preserve nature by providing a platform for outdoor enthusiasts/ tourists to contribute to community development while enjoying nature and our vision is to create a world where local communities benefit socio-economically from fringing natural resources.

RWENZORI FLORA AND FAUNA

Rwenzori forests are home to more 70 species of mammal, including six Albertine Rift endemics; four are endemic to the park and three are rare species. Other mammals include the elephant, chimpanzee, Rwenzori otter and leopard.