Environmental Alert

What Environmental Alert does

Environmental Alert (EA) is a Ugandan non-governmental organization founded in 1988 and registered with the NGO Board as a company limited by guarantee, governed by an independent Board. The organization operates from its headquarters at Plot 475/523 Sonko Lane, Kabalagala, Kampala, and is active in East Africa with primary implementation in Uganda's Kasese, Ntoroko, and Kibaale districts. EA does not sell products or commercial services; rather, it delivers grant-funded programs across four focus areas: Environment and Natural Resources Governance, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion, Agriculture and Climate Change, and Network/Coalition building.

EA's core service offerings include environmental policy advocacy, community-based natural resources management, climate adaptation programming (including the ROOTs Campaign and Tiny Forests Big Impact initiative targeting 1 million trees by 2027), water access infrastructure (13 commissioned boreholes in Kibaale serving 26,000+ households), and youth capacity building on climate action. It hosts the Uganda Forestry Working Group (UFWG) secretariat and serves as secretariat for the ENR-CSO Network. The organization runs flagship campaigns such as ROOTs (Running Out of Trees), with stated ambitions of 40 million trees planted annually, and convenes recurring events including National Youth Dialogues, World Environment Day, and Uganda Water and Environment Week.

EA's business model is grant-funded, relying on institutional donors including the European Union (Erasmus+ and other programs), Denmark (Danida), UNODC, GIZ Uganda, We World, Suedwind Austria, and UNICEF. GTM is community-led and event-driven, executed through direct community programs, coalition partnerships with CSOs, and policy engagement with government bodies. The organization signed an MOU with the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change in 2025 and was visited by the Prime Minister of Uganda at its UWEWK2026 exhibition, indicating elevated governmental positioning. Leadership includes Executive Director Jacinta Nekesa Nangabo (currently leading the Erasmus+ 'World: Our World; Our Planet' project and the ROOTs Campaign as Team Leader), Programs Manager Carolyne Kirabo, and Programs and Partnership Coordinator Atwine Peninah.

Name

Environmental Alert

Legal name

Environmental Alert

Website

https://envalert.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Environmental Alert is a Ugandan NGO founded in 1988 that advocates for sustainable natural resources governance, climate action, water access, and youth empowerment. It serves vulnerable rural communities, CSO networks, and government partners through grant-funded environmental programs and policy engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAF

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAH

Environmental Education & Outreach

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAL

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy
• Natural resources governance
• Climate change adaptation
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Community empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donor Funding: As an NGO, Environmental Alert relies on funding from international development partners including Denmark (Danida), European Union, UNODC, We World, and GIZ Uganda to fund environmental programs, community projects, and advocacy initiatives.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Environmental Alert is a Ugandan NGO that advocates for sustainable natural resources governance and delivers community-based programs in environmental governance, water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH), agriculture, and climate change adaptation. It empowers vulnerable rural communities (particularly in Kasese, Ntoroko, and Kibaale districts) and youth through training, tree-planting initiatives, water access projects, and policy engagement. It also serves as the secretariat for several national civil society networks, including the ENR-CSO Network, the Uganda Forestry Working Group (UFWG), and the RECSO Network.

Product overview

Environmental Alert is a Ugandan non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on environmental advocacy and community empowerment rather than a technology product company. The organization does not offer a software product or platform. Its services consist of environmental governance advocacy, tree planting initiatives (such as the Tiny Forests Big Impact campaign targeting 1 million trees by 2027), water and sanitation programs, climate change adaptation support, youth empowerment for climate action, and policy engagement on natural resources management. Environmental Alert operates as a registered NGO coordinated under networks including the ENR-CSO Network and Uganda Forest Working Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROOTs (Running Out of Trees) Campaign: A flagship campaign focused on planting trees and restoring ecosystems, with a goal to plant 40 million trees annually.
• Tiny Forests Big Impact

Products and services

• Environment & Natural Resources Governance Program A flagship program area that advocates for enabling policy and practice for sustainable natural resources management in Uganda, with active participation of poor and vulnerable communities. Includes the Youth and Women Action Against Forest Crime (YWAFC) project in partnership with UNODC and coordination of the National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) dialogues.
• Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Promotion Program A program area delivering WASH interventions to vulnerable communities, including the commissioning of 13 new boreholes in Kibaale District that raised functional boreholes from 11 to 24, serving more than 26,000 households with improved water access and climate resilience.
• Agriculture & Climate Change Adaptation Program
• Network & Coalition Coordination Services Environmental Alert serves as the secretariat host for the ENR-CSO Network, the Uganda Forestry Working Group (UFWG), and participates in the RECSO Network, providing coordination, advocacy support, and joint campaign execution for environmental civil society in Uganda.
• ROOTs (Running Out of Trees) Campaign A flagship mass tree-planting and ecosystem restoration campaign coordinated by Environmental Alert through the UFWG secretariat, with a goal of planting 40 million trees annually and donor-supported seedling contributions (e.g., 3,000 assorted tree seedlings donated by Roofings Uganda for planting at Fort Samora Machel SFC Training School).
• Tiny Forests Big Impact Initiative An initiative co-led with the Ministry of Water and Environment and Housing Finance Bank aiming to engage Uganda in planting 1 million trees by 2027 and to green Uganda's cities with tiny forests.
• 'Our World Our Planet' Erasmus+ Youth Project A multi-year youth empowerment and climate action project run by Environmental Alert with We World and Suedwind Austria, funded by the European Union under Erasmus+ (July 2023 to June 2026), organizing National Youth Dialogues and supporting active youth participation in climate solutions.
• Youth and Women Action Against Forest Crime (YWAFC) Project A partnership project between Environmental Alert and UNODC focused on forest crime prevention, using advanced crime-tracking systems to detect and respond to forest-related offenses, with engagement of youth and women in affected communities and dialogue activities ahead of COP30.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26,000+ households with improved water access through 13 new boreholes in Kibaale
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNODCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNODC partners with Environmental Alert on forest crime prevention and the Youth and Women Action Against Forest Crime project, using advanced crime-tracking systems to detect and respond to forest-related offenses.
• We WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWe World collaborates with Environmental Alert on youth empowerment and climate action through the 'Our World Our Planet' project, organizing National Youth Dialogues and supporting active youth participation in climate solutions.
• ProlinnovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPROmoting Local INNOVAtion in ecological agriculture and NRM (Prolinnova) partners with Environmental Alert to promote local innovation in ecological agriculture and natural resources management.
• Suedwind AustriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuedwind Austria connected Environmental Alert to Erasmus+ opportunities and partners on climate action and youth empowerment initiatives.
• Parliamentary Forum on Climate ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental Alert signed an MOU with the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change to strengthen joint action on climate policy in Uganda.
• Ministry of Water and EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Water and Environment partners with Environmental Alert on the Tiny Forests Big Impact initiative, Uganda Water and Environment Week, and climate policy engagement.
• ENR-CSO NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnvironmental Alert serves as secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources Civil Society Organization Network (ENR-CSO Network), coordinating CSO engagement in environmental governance.
• Uganda Forestry Working Group (UFWG)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnvironmental Alert hosts the Uganda Forestry Working Group (UFWG) secretariat, a network of forestry stakeholders that coordinates forest governance advocacy and the Running Out of Trees (ROOTs) Campaign.
• RECSO NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnvironmental Alert is part of the Renewable Energy Civil Society Organizations (RECSO) Network, engaging in renewable energy advocacy and policy engagement.
• UNICEFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF partners with Environmental Alert on youth capacity building for climate action, having trained more than 3 cohorts of young people on climate innovations.
• Housing Finance BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing Finance Bank partners with Environmental Alert and the Ministry of Water and Environment on the Tiny Forests Big Impact initiative to green Uganda's cities.
• Roofings UgandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoofings Uganda donated 3,000 assorted tree seedlings through the ROOTs Campaign for massive tree planting at Fort Samora Machel SFC Training School.
• Climate Action Network Uganda (CAN-U)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental Alert collaborates with Climate Action Network Uganda (CAN-U) and the Government of Uganda on climate negotiation capacity building ahead of COP30.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Greenwatch Uganda: Greenwatch is a Ugandan environmental advocacy organization focused on environmental governance, rights, and accountability, sitting in the same CSO ecosystem and donor pool as EA.
• Tree Adoption Uganda: Tree Adoption Uganda runs urban and rural tree-planting and forest-restoration initiatives. It is a direct functional peer to EA's ROOTs Campaign and Tiny Forests Big Impact programs within Uganda.
• Environmental Management for Livelihood Improvement (EMLI): EMLI is a Ugandan CBO/NGO focused on sustainable natural resource management and climate-resilient livelihoods. Its mission closely overlaps EA's community-based natural resources and climate-adaptation work in rural Uganda.
• Climate Action Network Uganda (CAN-U): CAN-U is a Ugandan climate advocacy coalition that explicitly partners with EA on COP30 negotiation capacity building. It operates in the same country, with overlapping climate-policy, youth, and CSO-coordination mandates.
• Uganda Conservation Foundation: UCF is a Ugandan conservation NGO working on environmental protection, community livelihoods, and policy advocacy. It mirrors EA's mix of grassroots conservation programming and policy engagement in Uganda.
• Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management of Natural Resources (CECEMON): A Ugandan environmental CSO that participates in the ENR-CSO Network alongside EA, working on community-based natural resources governance, climate, and advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• African Wildlife Foundation (AWF): AWF is a large pan-African conservation organization working on habitat protection, climate, and community livelihoods across the continent, with overlapping thematic and geographic priorities to EA.
• IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office: IUCN's Eastern Africa office works on biodiversity, natural resources governance, and climate across the region. It is a broad incumbent in EA's space, with deeper technical and policy capacity but less grassroots district-level focus.
• CARE International in Uganda: CARE Uganda is a country office of a major international humanitarian and development NGO, addressing climate adaptation, water/sanitation, and women's empowerment in overlapping Ugandan districts with EA.
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Uganda: WCS is a large international conservation NGO with active Uganda programming on forests, wildlife, and climate. It overlaps with EA on forest governance and community-based conservation but operates at much greater scale and global reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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