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RED Program – Regenerative Ecosystem Development Hub
Trust T1
- Climate Zones
- Tropical savanna ecosystem with bimodal rainfall.
- Regenerative Focus
- Focused on agroforestry, community nurseries, green enterprise incubation.
About this land node
A transformative landscape learning node empowering host-refugee communities to co-design regenerative agro-ecosystems, combining ecological restoration, inclusive livelihoods, and socio-economic resilience through participatory planning aligned with climate justice and adaptation innovation.
Overview
- Project Vision
- A visionary regeneration node where refugees and hosts co-create equitable livelihoods, soil health, and climate-adaptive, digitally monitored landscapes.
- Project Purpose
- Inspire and equip local and displaced populations to steward landscapes regeneratively—reviving soil fertility, water cycles, and biodiversity while creating inclusive green livelihoods and digital resilience.
- Project Title
- Regenerative Ecosystem Development (RED) Program
- Political Location
- Isingiro District, Uganda
Ecology & biodiversity
- Flora & Fauna
- Grafted fruit trees, native grasses, acacia species, pollinators, small mammals.
- Keystone species
- Fig trees and acacias serve keystone roles in shade, soil, and food.
- Biodiversity context
- Part of East African biodiversity interface, recovering from pressure.
- Ecological corridors
- Planned corridor linking reserve fragments to support wildlife movement.
- Natural boundaries
- Framed by Nakivale settlement boundaries and adjacent wetland corridors.
- Ecosystem unity
- A mosaic of degraded savanna, woodlots, and settlement land transitioning toward agro-ecological corridors.
Climate & water
- Climate Zones
- Tropical savanna ecosystem with bimodal rainfall.
- Rainfall patterns
- Rainy seasons March–May and September–November; dry intervals June–August and December–February.
- Average Rainfall
- 1 000–1 200 mm/year
- Temperature Extremes
- 15 °C–30 °C
- Average Temperature
- ≈22 °C
- Watershed
- Within watersheds feeding local streams that recharge Lake Nakivale wetlands.
- Aquifers & groundwater
- Shallow wells and harvested rainwater serve domestic and agro-needs.
- Nearby water bodies
- Nearby seasonal streams and constructed ponds support irrigation and habitat.
Land & terrain
- Elevation & slope
- 1 200–1 400 m; generally flat to gently sloping.
- Landforms
- Settlement plains and managed woodlot patches.
- Soil Types
- Ferrallitic red loams; eroded zones improving with restoration.
- Soil health
- Regenerating via agroforestry, mulching, community nurseries.
- Erosion risk
- Moderate erosion risk mitigated via planting and ground cover.
- Natural resources
- Rich red soils, water access, native vegetation stock.
- Renewable resource potential
- Solar potential for nursery nursery watering, biomass from pruning.
People & history
- Land Acknowledgements
- Acknowledges local host and refugee stewardship over ancestral grazing and farming lands.
- Traditional ecological knowledge
- Blended TEK of host and refugee elders informs agroforestry, water harvesting, nursery management.
- Human Cultures
- Land button communities, refugees of diverse backgrounds, with rich Indigenous and diasporic ecological insights.
- Cultural landscapes
- Homesteads, community nurseries, seed banks, agro-learning spaces.
- Recent land history
- Historically cleared grasslands; now evolving into regenerative woodlots and agroecological clusters.
Regenerative practice
- Regenerative Focus
- Focused on agroforestry, community nurseries, green enterprise incubation.
- Regenerative Methodologies
- Main methods: participatory ecosystem diagnostics, nurseries, co-planting, ecological training, digital feedback loops.
- Environmental objectives
- Restate soil fertility, reforest degraded strips, restore water resilience, increase biodiversity, catalyse inclusive economies.
- Community objectives
- Equip 500+ households with agro-forestry training, seedling supply, shared green enterprises; foster youth-led nursery enterprises and refugee woman cooperatives.
- Community engagement
- Civic forums, host–refugee planting days, agro-entrepreneurship labs, youth mentorship.
- Economic Model
- Earnings through seedlings sales, agroforestry products, grants, blended finance, seed-ling-for-food barter.
Impact
- Expressed Impact
- Early outcomes: ~10 000 seedlings planted, 300 households participating, pilot green enterprises emerging.
- Key impact metrics
- Metrics: seedlings distributed, hectares replanted, households engaged, revenues generated, biodiversity indicators.
Visiting & links
- Nearest urban centres
- ≈15 km from Nakivale administrative hub.
- Website
- AYISD website
- Social media
- N/A
- Visit Link
- https://www.ayisduganda.org/projects