An integrated Community Response to Conserve, Restore and Protect the Ecosystem in Mpanga catchment gorge, Kitagwenda District.

The Integrated Community Response to Conserve, Restore, and Protect the Ecosystem in Mpanga Gorge is developed in line with the objective to contribute significantly to the sustainable preservation of the catchment area, where the Mpanga hydropower plant is located in Western Uganda while improving the surrounding communities’ livelihood.

The project will consist of community-based participatory approaches related to capacity building of both women and youth, but also of landowners, living adjacent to the Mpanga Gorge and the local governance structures to adopt sustainable environmental conservation practices and behaviors.  Through assessment and regeneration of the degraded ecosystem using farmer-managed natural regeneration and good agronomic practices, capacity building of communities will be achieved.

Objective

To significantly contribute to the sustainable preservation of the catchment area, where the Mpanga hydropower plant is located in Western Uganda while improving the surrounding communities’ livelihood

Goal

Environmental and natural resources are protected and restored and the concerned population is sensitized and has adopted environmental-friendly practices.