biodiversity and climate
We aim to secure ecosystems and habitats for species, improve livelihoods, and promote sustainable development. Our work helps mitigate climate change, restore natural habitats, and support vulnerable communities, especially in low income regions.
Biodiversity and climate
The world is experiencing biodiversity loss at an unprecedented rate, often described as the Sixth Mass Extinction. This decline, intensified by climate change and pollution, is recognized by the United Nations as one of the major planetary crises. Human activity is the primary driver of biodiversity degradation, yet millions of people rely on healthy ecosystems for their livelihoods, making biodiversity preservation essential for economic opportunities and overall well-being.
Biodiversity loss
Human activity, monoculture practices, mining for critical minerals and fossil fuel, logging, and urbanization threaten ecosystems, reducing food and water security while increasing vulnerability to climate change.
Climate Change and Pollution
These factors reduce arable land, fresh water, and biodiversity, amplifying risks for low-income communities and exacerbating global inequality.
Land Degradation
Agriculture and urbanization have degraded one-third of all land, creating waste management issues, changing water balances, and leading to biodiversity loss.
Our work
Our biodiversity and climate program operates across Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, specifically in the Murchison-Semliki Landscape, Lendu Plateau, Bili-Uélé Landscape, and Ituri-Epulu-Aru Landscape within the broader Congo Basin. This region is part of the Congo Basin and Albertine rift, a biodiversity hotspot and Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) facing growing threats.
