Mount Elgon Farmer-Led Agroforestry

Uganda

Our project employs a unique agroforestry approach that benefits local farmers and the environment. Monoculture and logging have degraded the land and left farmers reliant on a single source of income. So far, over 700 farmers are using the Forest Garden approach to rebuild food systems, improve livelihoods, and restore the environment. CO2 per species is rounded to 50kg, as this project is twinned with VCS credits.

788,619Trees funded of 1,650,000

39,431 TCO2 captured

3,390Followers

Plant from 1 €

Fast growing and soil fertilizing species

These trees are strong and easy to grow. Commonly planted in large quantities, they build the base of a plantation system.

Fast-growing

Leucaena trichandra

Trichandra Leucaena

50kg CO₂ 40,866 available

Fast-growing

Calliandra calothyrsus

Red Calliandra

50kg CO₂ 40,966 available

Agroforestry

Albizia coriaria

Flat-crown albizia

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Fast-growing

Maesopsis eminii

African mahogany

50kg CO₂ 44,254 available

Fast-growing

Croton macrostachyus

Woodland croton

50kg CO₂ 36,423 available

Fast-growing

Leucaena diversifolia

Lead tree

50kg CO₂ 56,711 available

Fast-growing

Leucaena leucocephala

Leucaena

50kg CO₂ 48,654 available

Fast-growing

Grevillea robusta

Silky Oak

50kg CO₂ 130 available

Fast-growing

Moringa oleifera

Moringa

50kg CO₂ 5,925 available

Fast-growing

Gliricidia sepium

Madre De Cacao

50kg CO₂ 60,348 available

Fruit and medicinal species

These trees produce the most delicious fruits or very useful ingredients for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.

Nutritional

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Jackfruit

50kg CO₂ 52,786 available

Medicinal

Spathodea campanulata

African Tulip Tree

50kg CO₂ 7,872 available

Medicinal

Cordia africana

Large-leaved Cordia

50kg CO₂ 9,399 available

Nutritional

Tamarindus indica

Tamarind

50kg CO₂ 22,909 available

Nutritional

Eriobotrya japonica

Loquat

50kg CO₂ 35,859 available

Nutritional

Punica granatum

Pomegranate

50kg CO₂ 2,355 available

Nutritional

Psidium guajava

Guava

50kg CO₂ 36,706 available

Nutritional

Persea americana

Avocado

50kg CO₂ 53,893 available

Nutritional

Citrus limon

Lemon

50kg CO₂ 39,367 available

Medicinal

Azadirachta indica

Neem tree

50kg CO₂ 53,637 available

Nutritional

Mangifera indica

Mango tree

50kg CO₂ 40,004 available

Rare and magnificent species

Some trees impress by their sheer size or longevity, while others hold their particular beauty from their inner fight against the threats of extinction that loom upon them.

Endangered