Bio-diversity

Budongo Forest is an escarpement to the east of lake Albert in Masindi District Western Uganda. It is threatened by extinction largely due to the very high human population around it that depends on it for new farm land and various products such as food, firewood, medicines, building materials and as a source of income. The project is a community-based initiative for the cultivation of the wild indigenous plant Ocimum. K. It is for the commercial production of essential oils for manufacture of Naturab, an aromatherapeutic product for alleviation of cold, flu, muscular aches, pains and relief of insect bite. The project benefits from experiences from partners that include GEF/SGP- Kenya, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), and Makerere University. Activities include environmental conservation awareness, trainings in cultivation of Ocimum, income generation awareness raising, extraction and manufacture of Naturab

Uganda