The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) br and EcoTrust Uganda br www.wcs.org br Country of implementation: Uganda br Poverty reduction requires effective management and protection of ecosystems which provide food, water, and other goods and services. WCS and Ecotrust Uganda propose the creation and capitalization of a carbon bank that will purchase carbon from small-holder farmers who plant trees for food, fodder, and fuel wood. The bank will make partial up-front payments and sell the aggregated sequestered carbon on the voluntary market to generate sustainable income, recapitalize itself and expand farmer participation. It will offer a highly replicable and scalable model for improving livelihoods and ecosystem services through smallholder farmer participation in the carbon markets.