Planting Green Paths
About Planting Green Paths
Planting Green Paths is Shakes Travel's flagship conservation initiative: a direct, scalable, and financially self-sustaining response to Uganda's conservation crisis.
Our model is simple: every adventure booking generates direct funding for native tree planting along the trails, wildlife corridors, and communities that travelers visit.
Every adventure booking, tree donation, and eco-stay helps restore gorilla habitats in Bwindi, strengthen wildlife corridors in Queen Elizabeth, and protect watersheds in Murchison Falls.
Key Benefits
- ✓Travel and safari experiences that directly fund habitat restoration and tree planting.
- ✓Plant native trees that restore Uganda's forests and create wildlife habitats.
- ✓Support local communities with sustainable livelihood opportunities.
- ✓Combat climate change through scalable tree planting campaigns.
- ✓Create a measurable environmental legacy from your travel experience.
Challenges We Address Through Tree Planting
- •Deforestation destroying the wildlife habitats that make adventure experiences extraordinary.
- •Loss of forest cover reducing animal populations and ecosystem services.
- •Climate change threatening wildlife and tourism sustainability.
- •Limited economic opportunities for communities living near protected areas.
- •Environmental degradation reducing the beauty of adventure destinations.
Our Objectives
Large-Scale Tree Planting
Over the next 3 to 6 years, we aim to plant 10,000 native trees across Uganda's premier adventure destinations to restore forests, expand wildlife habitats, and protect the journeys travelers come to experience.
Safari-Linked Conservation
Integrate tree planting directly into adventure experiences so every safari, gorilla trek, river adventure, and wildlife encounter contributes measurable environmental restoration and community benefit.
Community Empowerment
Support local communities through tree planting employment, sustainable farming practices, and direct revenue from eco-tourism.
Wildlife Habitat Restoration
Restore and expand critical wildlife corridors through strategic tree planting, ensuring animals have thriving natural habitats.
The Cause & Our Impact
The Cause
Uganda's forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, taking with them the habitats that make adventure experiences magical and the resources that sustain local communities.
Without immediate, large-scale reforestation, Uganda’s adventure experiences will diminish as wildlife populations decline and ecosystems collapse.
Our Impact
Planting Thousands of Trees
Every adventure booking funds native tree planting that restores gorilla habitats, wildlife corridors, and forest ecosystems across Uganda’s adventure destinations.
Creating Community Livelihoods
Employing local tree planters and providing sustainable income that reduces pressure on forests.
Restoring Wildlife Habitats
Expanding corridors and habitats so wildlife have thriving ecosystems to call home.
Fighting Climate Change
Sequestering carbon through large-scale reforestation while supporting climate-resilient communities.
How to Get Involved
Your participation makes a real difference. Choose how you'd like to contribute to sustainable conservation in Uganda.
Donate a Tree Today
Donate trees that will directly restore Uganda's forests, create wildlife habitats, and provide livelihoods for local communities planting and caring for them.
Book an Eco Adventure Journey
Experience Uganda’s wildlife while your adventure experience directly funds tree planting projects and community conservation work in the parks you visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Plant Trees While Experiencing Incredible Adventures?
Every adventure experience you book plants trees. Every tree donation restores wildlife habitats and employs communities. Every eco-stay supports forest conservation.