The Green Pillar
Large-scale eucalyptus plantation forestry — the renewable biomass foundation of the entire GBG system.
Fast-Growing. Resilient. Profitable.
Eucalyptus is Uganda's most productive commercial timber species. In the Ugandan climate it reaches harvestable size in just 4–7 years on a coppice rotation — meaning the same root system produces multiple harvests without replanting, dramatically reducing the cost and effort for farmers.
Unlike natural forest, eucalyptus plantations are established on already-degraded land, restoring productivity to soils depleted by overgrazing and subsistence farming. GBG plants exclusively on such degraded land, ensuring no displacement of natural ecosystems.
Working With Ugandan Farmers
GBG partners directly with smallholder farming households, providing everything they need to establish and manage productive eucalyptus plantations.
