Between September 2025 and April 2026, the Bulindi Agroforestry and Chimpanzee Conservation Project has made significant progress. Green Earth and its partner, the Bulindi Chimpanzee & Community Project (BCCP), have deepened their collaboration, expanded operations into new districts, and put in place the infrastructure needed to grow farmer engagement at scale.
The project has expanded into additional districts, with new nurseries established to support the efficient distribution of seedlings to farmers in each area. The team has added hundreds of hectares to its planting list and built stronger connections with farming households across the region. The project now works with thousands of farmers and has planted approximately 1,600 hectares.
To ensure staff can commute easily and effectively between districts, the team has acquired 10 Kibo motorbikes, which will be expanded to 35. These bikes are well-suited to the terrain and distances involved.
Green Earth team members, along with new e-bikes.
Access to quality coffee seedlings has been a persistent challenge in the region. In response, the team has developed a dedicated clonal coffee nursery—known locally as Mwani—now spanning 5 acres of mother plants.
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A large shade hall has been constructed to support the rooting and hardening of coffee seedlings, and a well is currently being built to supply an irrigation system running entirely on solar energy. The first rooted seedlings are propagating and are expected to be ready for distribution in the next planting season.
Green Earth nurseries.
Green Earth and BCCP have relocated to a larger campus compound, which now serves as the shared operational base for both organisations. The campus is connected to a solar power system, providing a constant and reliable energy supply, and it has its own well for clean water.
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A new and practical farmer CRM system has been implemented recently for farmers and the team. This system helps to track and monitor progress and is fully functional offline as well.
As farmer engagement is increasing, the team also set up a toll-free number and a call centre to make it easier for farmers to stay in contact. Green Earth has also built a working relationship with the local kingdom, strengthening the project's ties to the communities it serves.
Green Earth team members checking the condition of newly-planted seedlings.
The Bulindi Agroforestry and Chimpanzee Conservation Project delivers measurable impact for nature, wildlife, and local communities in Western Uganda. The project is located in the Hoima and Masindi districts of Western Uganda, a corridor linking two major chimpanzee populations in the Budongo and Bugoma forests. The small forests in this corridor are owned by local village households and have no formal protection. Since the 1990s, logging and agricultural conversion have steadily reduced the available habitat, driving escalating conflict between resident chimpanzees and the communities living alongside them.
Baby Chimpanzee tasting fruit.
The project responds to this challenge by working directly with local households. Farmers receive seedlings, training, and support for small-scale projects, including coffee cash-cropping. Forest enrichment planting also replenishes natural food sources for the chimpanzees, helping to ease human-wildlife conflict and restore a healthier ecosystem for both people and these great apes.
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