# Wales scraps controversial Uganda tree-planting scheme

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wales-scraps-controversial-uganda-tree-planting-scheme/
- Published: 2026-11-06T13:14:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T14:55:47+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm26m2l4p7eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Government, Politics, Science, UK, World

## Key points

- Wales will end funding for the Uganda scheme in March 2027.
- The project has planted 25 million trees around Mount Elgon.
- Ministers say budget pressures drove the decision, not concerns about the work.

## Summary

The Welsh government will end its funding for a tree-planting scheme in eastern Uganda when its current grant expires on 31 March 2027. Ministers cite budget pressures and say the decision reflects a need to reconsider how limited funds are spent, rather than a judgement on the project’s quality.

The scheme, run by the climate charity Size of Wales with Indigenous and local communities, has received part of more than £4 million in Welsh government support for the charity since 2015. It has planted 25 million trees around Mount Elgon, where tree planting is said to help protect people from landslides. Right-wing parties welcomed the cut, while left-wing parties criticised it; the Welsh government says it is developing a new international strategy.

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