Conservation International
Established in 1987, Conservation International (CI) is a US based organization concerned with the conservation of nature globally. CI is based in Arlington, Virginia, and has 29 field offices in Africa, Asia and the Americas. The mayor project fields of CI are Climate Change, Forests, Oceans, Land Use, Communities, Species and Freshwater. CIs approach to climate change is that preserving nature is one of the most effective, and one of the most overlooked, ways to counter climate change. CIs stated three-year goal to counter climate change is: a) to ensure that the world has the knowledge, experience, and resources to help hundreds of millions of people adapt to climate change; b) to prevent the extinction of more than 100,000 threatened species; and c) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation in our priority conservation regions by at least 1 billion tons per year, which is 2.5 percent of the total annual global emissions figure.
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CI works to create awareness of issues such as climate change, deforestation and endangered species. Where possible, CI establishes conservation programs to preserve endangered landscape and species. Furthermore, CI seeks to empower local communities to play an active role in the work. The work of the organization builds on partnerships and the application of science.
Recent Publication: Harnessing nature as a solution to climate change, April 2008
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Interested in partnership and support from your Organization in undertaking awareness/education,tree planting especially using the bamboo and other indigenous species along the river banks and steep slopes amongst the populous communities of Kapchorwa and Bukwo Districts of Eastern Uganda. Through such efforts, will address the problems of the local communities related to soil erosion,declining agricultural productivity,food security,siltation of rivers,access to clean and safe drinking water,land degradation restoration of the ecosystem, challenges of climate change and the general improvement of livelihoods.
I am currently Chairing a local Organization known as Ngenge Development Foundation, which is implementation some activities in the area.Iam also working as the Principal Programme Officer-Mitigation, Climate Change Unit, Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment, Kampala.