Environmental Defenders

Environmental Defenders (ED) is an environmental conservation and human rights organization dedicated to protecting biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Our work extends across Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, focusing on critical landscapes that connect ecosystems and communities, in particular Murchison-Semliki, Lendu Plateau, Bili-Uélé, and Ituri-Epulu-Aru within the broader Congo Basin. We foster resilience for both environmental and human security. We assist marginalized Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities in the Albertine Rift and the Congo Basin regions to live sustainably and safeguard their cultural practices, water sources, lands, and the surrounding environment.