The article highlights the strong relationship between livelihoods and deforestation. The Kara-Tunga Foundation project focuses greatly on tackling the root causes of deforestation: poverty, crop failure, and lack of alternative livelihoods.
We do so by supporting the incubation of agroforestry businesses and climate-smart agriculture with small-holder farmers. Only then, we can talk about restoring and improving the protection of our natural resources.
Learn how the Karamoja Conservation Zones initiative is tackling the booming charcoal business in Karamoja by incubating sustainable forest-based businesses.
Kara-Tunga Foundation – under the Karamoja Conservation Zones initiative – has trained farmers in Moroto and Nakapiripirit District in the basics of beekeeping. The training prepares farmers to manage beehives which will be placed in the Conservation Zones.
18-27th March 2023, Bats and Birds Research in Pian-Upe – Mount Kadam Zone for Karamoja Conservation Zones initiative. Written by Brian Lokutae, Kara-Tunga Foundation Field Coordinator.
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Karamoja Conservation Zones in Ugandan newspaper
The Karamoja Conservation Zones initiative is featured in the Ugandan New Vision newspaper.
The article highlights the strong relationship between livelihoods and deforestation. The Kara-Tunga Foundation project focuses greatly on tackling the root causes of deforestation: poverty, crop failure, and lack of alternative livelihoods.
We do so by supporting the incubation of agroforestry businesses and climate-smart agriculture with small-holder farmers. Only then, we can talk about restoring and improving the protection of our natural resources.
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Kara-Tunga Foundation – under the Karamoja Conservation Zones initiative – has trained farmers in Moroto and Nakapiripirit District in the basics of beekeeping. The training prepares farmers to manage beehives which will be placed in the Conservation Zones.
Bats and Birds Research, Pian-Upe – Mt Kadam Zone
18-27th March 2023, Bats and Birds Research in Pian-Upe – Mount Kadam Zone for Karamoja Conservation Zones initiative. Written by Brian Lokutae, Kara-Tunga Foundation Field Coordinator.