The project fosters the conservation and sustaiable use of Lake Bunyonyi. It aims at conserving lake Bunyonyi from siltation through tree planting, soil and water conservation technologies, poultry and animal husbandry.It also promotes adoption of sustainable livelihood technologies, conservation education, better agronomic practices for increased productivity and poverty alleviation and capacity enhancement. The GEF focal areas addressed are biodiversity conservation and land degradation. The area experiences waterand soil degradatio problems due to unsustainable human activities.