In 1990, Uganda had over 5 million hectares of forest cover; but in 2005 only 3.5 million hectares (8.6 million acres had remained) –according to NEMA (National Environment Management Authority), If deforestation continues at the present rate, the country will have lost all its forest by 2050. Less than 30% of Uganda’s population has access to electricity while the rest use firewood for cooking. The most disturbing aspect is that even of the 30% of the population with access to electricity, many of these still use charcoal for cooking. Compounding the problem still is that Uganda, an East African Country of roughly 31 million people has one of the largest population growth rates in the world. This implies that we need to take urgent action not only in re-planting the degraded environment but also put effective measures to curb the rate of deforestation if the country is to effectively overcome the adverse impact of Climate Change. It is upon this background that GREENUP UGANDA was formed; not only do we fight Climate Change by re-greening our degraded natural heritage, but by equipping the next generation with skills in tackling Climate Change.