Welsh government ends funding for Uganda tree-planting scheme
The Welsh government will stop financial support for a tree-planting project in Uganda at the end of March 2027.
Funding cut details and timeline
Ministers stated that budgetary pressures required difficult decisions regarding the grant. The charity Size of Wales will lose its funding for this specific scheme in March 2027. Previous payments to the organization since 2015 have exceeded four million pounds.
Political reaction from Senedd parties
Right-wing political groups in the Senedd welcomed the decision to scrap the project. Left-wing parties criticized the move, with the Welsh Liberal Democrats accusing the current government of out-Reforming Reform. Opposition politicians had previously branded the initiative as woke.
Project scope and location history
The scheme worked with Indigenous communities to promote tree-planting in eastern Uganda. Work focused on the Mount Elgon region around Mbale where millions of trees were planted by 2025. The project aimed to protect at least two million hectares of tropical forests.
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