ERS Spotlight Forest Restoration Uganda

The document highlights Uganda's use of the United Nations-backed REDD+ initiative to combat deforestation, which saw the country lose over 60% of its forests between 1990 and 2015. By implementing improved forest monitoring, community-led reforestation, and energy-efficient stoves, Uganda achieved a verified emissions reduction of 8 million tonnes CO2e between 2016 and 2017. This success made Uganda the first African country to receive results-based payments from the Green Climate Fund, totaling 31 million USD. The specific project spotlighted has an estimated annual emissions reduction potential of 4 MtCO2e.

• Uganda experienced severe deforestation between 1990 and 2015, losing more than 60% of its forests, which prompted the implementation of a REDD+ strategy involving agroforestry, community-led reforestation, and improved charcoal and fuelwood production techniques.
• The implementation of REDD+ efforts in Uganda resulted in a verified emissions reduction of 8 million tonnes CO2e from 2016 to 2017, leading to a 31 million USD results-based payment from the Green Climate Fund, the first such payment to an African country.
• The specific forest restoration project in Uganda is estimated to have an annual emissions reduction potential of 4 million tonnes of CO2e.

APA

Climate TRACE (2026). ERS Spotlight Forest Restoration Uganda. https://media.climatetrace.org/CT_Uganda_REDD_960f922b33.pdf

Chicago

Climate TRACE. ERS Spotlight Forest Restoration Uganda. 2026. https://media.climatetrace.org/CT_Uganda_REDD_960f922b33.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatetrace2026ers, author = {{Climate TRACE}}, title = {{ERS Spotlight Forest Restoration Uganda}}, institution = {Climate TRACE}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://media.climatetrace.org/CT_Uganda_REDD_960f922b33.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }