The projects in Uganda and Rwanda aim to provide clean cooking solutions to 50,000 families and restore 7,000 hectares of degraded land.
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is joining forces with Farm Africa, Tree Aid, ICRAF, BB Energy, Hamerkop and Fairventures to implement large-scale clean cooking and reforestation projects in Uganda and Rwanda under the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund. Across the initial pilot phase, the projects are expected to provide access to clean cooking solutions to more than 50,000 families with the aim to reduce reliance on firewood for household use. More than 7,000 hectares of degraded land will also be restored through activities such as agroforestry, assisted natural regeneration, and community-based tree planting. The projects are also expected to generate verified voluntary carbon credits from 2027 onward. Over the longer-term ambition of the platform, the initiative aims to restore more than 100,000 hectares, expand clean cooking access to over one million refugees and host community members, and reduce carbon emissions by up to six million tonnes of CO 2 annually. The ...