Bees and Trees Uganda

Bees and Trees works in the Mount Elgon region of Uganda to restore degraded land, rebuild biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well as mitigate landslides that have claimed over 1000 lives in the last two decades. They motivate smallholder farmers, especially youth and women to restore their land through meaningful incentives. They provide bee hives, tree and coffee seedlings to them at no cost. Beekeeping motivates the farmers to plant bee forage trees, while coffee encourages them to plant indigenous shade trees. They also offer a premium market for the sustainably grown coffee and honey, further motivating the farmers to practice nature-positive agriculture.