Forest Management and Sustainable Charcoal Value Chain in Uganda k)The overall objective of the project is to mitigate negative environmental, social and economic impacts resulting from charcoal production.  Specifically, the project aims at (i) Contributing to climate change mitigation through reduced emissions, deforestation and forest degradation; (ii) enhancing incomes and livelihoods of the rural population through an improved, regulated and structured charcoal value chain; (iii) enhancing institutional and policy framework to increase the share of sustainable alternative clean energy sources in Ugandas energy mix. l)The proposed project will be implemented in selected districts in Central, Northern, West Nile, Western and Mid-Western parts of the country.