The Environment Governance Institute (EGI) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the sustainable management of the environment and natural resources in Uganda and the Great Lakes Region. Based in Kampala, Uganda, EGI was founded out of the need to contribute to equitable utilization and the sustainable governance of natural resources for inclusive socio-economic development.

Through lobbying, research, and community education, we work with youth, women, communities, and leaders to ensure that natural resources are managed in ways that promote equity, are gender-responsive, support environmental conservation, and respect human rights.

Over the years, EGI has implemented projects in Uganda and beyond, championing a just and equitable energy transition, pushing for the alignment of public finance with global climate targets, advancing sustainable alternative livelihoods, and strengthening biodiversity conservation across vulnerable ecosystems.

Our work focuses on environmental conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, ecosystem restoration, and advancing a just energy transition. We believe in a future free from fossil fuels and aligned with global climate targets, where people and nature thrive together, and Africa leads in building sustainable, climate-resilient societies.

Join us in shaping this future.