Tree Planting Stakeholder analysis in the Ugandan Albertine Rift

Abstract

Background: Trees provide ecosystem services, for example, by preserving soil fertility and sequestering carbon. They contribute 8.7 percent to Uganda’s national economy. Due to the ecosystem services trees provide, several stakeholders in Uganda have intervened to increase tree cover in the landscape. These stakeholders include; Ministry of water and Environment, National Forestry Authority, World vision Uganda (WVU) and licensed individual tree planters in forest reserves. The success of their interventions depends on several factors. Among these factors, probably, the least studied is the influence of different stakeholders in promoting tree planting. This paper assesses the different stakeholders in tree planting in Kiryanga Sub County, Albertine rift region, Uganda