Uganda has been at the forefront of political upheaval over the past decades but is rebuilding fast. The wildlife and wild places are also recovering but the pressure of increasing human and wildlife populations is a challenge to both..

“Gifted by Nature’ this beautiful country, with a truly amazing collection of animals, birds, plants and other creatures that live in lake and river areas, mountains, savannah and dense, though diminishing forests, must be conserved for the world and for Uganda’s people.

The Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) was established to help in this effort.

Why and how was it established?

 UCF was set up to help previously war-stricken, heavily poached, high biodiversity regions in Uganda
and Central Africa. These regions were under-supported and had been crying out for assistance.

UCF evolved from a research project called Elephants, Crops and People undertaken by Michael
Keigwin in the 1990s. During his period of research he saw the daily threats facing people and wildlife
alike and recognized that simple yet effective solutions could come through the support of a secure
and Uganda focused funding route. This led to the birth of the Uganda Conservation Foundation,
UK Charity No: 1087295, its sister non profit making company in Uganda and conservation
relationships in the USA.