The Gulu Carbon Compensation Scheme comprises a set of projects drawn up through a community consultative and participatory process, and designed to assist the people of Gulu district in Northern Uganda adapt to and mitigate the impacts of future climate change.
The scheme is funded by Lancashire County Council in collaboartion with Lancashire-Gulu Local Agenda 21 Link, as part of a new Community Climate Change Programme for Lancashire. The scheme will enable people in Lancashire to compensate in a practical way for some of the consequences their lifestyles impact on the global environment.
The projects are to be managed by Gulu Municipal Council in collaboration with Gulu-Lancashire Local Agenda 21 Link Association.These projects are: 1. Community Integrated Wetland Management Project, 2. Biodiesel Demonstration Project, 3. Agro Forestry and Organic Farming Project, 4. Smallholder Timber Plantation Project, 5. Integrated Bee Keeping Project, and 6. Integrated Solid Waste Management Project.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
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You have created a very pleasing page. It would be interesting to see more pictures of Gulu and the projects.
Good day James Ocaka,
My name is Corinne, I am working for the NGO Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program (CVAP)
We are based in Montreal, Canada and Gulu, Uganda,
I come to you for contact information for the Gulu based recycling projects and settlements.
The organization owns a large home in Gulu Town and looking to find sustainable solutions to the non-organic waste collected
from the many volunteers that stay in Gulu each year.
http://concordiavolunteerabroadprogram.bellstrike.com
If you have any contacts or other organizations that you believe would be able to assist me in finding this information
please forward to this email.
Any advice is greatly appreciated,
Many thanks,
Corinne
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