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RED Program – Regenerative Ecosystem Development Hub

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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

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.
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.
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.
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