Climate change is already hitting rural and trans-border communities in West Nile because of land degradation, deforestation, waste pollution, poor farming practices and environmental damage linked to cross-border trade. These challenges are affecting food security, water, health and incomes yet the people who depend most on the land have the least support to protect it or adapt.

Zoota is working to make the borderlands greener and cleaner by supporting re-afforestation initiatives, environmental education and green trade practices. We work with farmers, traders, youth and community leaders to promote tree planting, waste reduction and proper waste management, and to encourage clean and environmentally responsible cross-border trade. We link environmental protection with livelihoods and support communities protect their land while also building sustainable sources of income.