The Problem
Our Approach
Trees hold the power to change lives and save our planet.
Kijani Forestry is reversing climate change while empowering rural farmers in Uganda with economic opportunity through tree planting and sustainable charcoal production.
Nursery Hubs
A network of rural Nursery Hubs where we work with communities to grow and plant thousands of valuable fuelwood and fruit trees. We continue to expand through this vast network of thousands of out-growers.
Sustainable Charcoal
We utilize efficient kiln technology to produce 80% more charcoal from the same amount of biomass than traditional methods. We conduct free trainings and give charcoal producers access to the kilns to do the same.
94%
of Ugandans rely on unsustainably sourced fuelwood
With gas being prohibitively expensive, the vast majority of Ugandans rely on charcoal or firewood that has been harvested from national forests or the private lands of impoverished farmers.
500,000+
estimated acres of forest cut annually throughout Uganda
This is equivalent to deforesting 43 football fields every hour. 62.5% of Uganda’s forest land has been logged in the last 3 decades and it is estimated that by 2050, there will be no forests outside of protected areas remaining.
180%
charcoal price increase in the past six years
As forests disappear, charcoal–the sole affordable cooking fuel available in urban areas–has seen prices nearly triple in the last six years.
Deforestation in Uganda since 2000
