Started in 1994 and receiving initial USAID funding in collaboration with the Uganda Wildlife Foundation (UWA) the objectives of this carbon project were to implement forestry regeneration in the Mt. Elgon and Kibale National Parks, through the planting of twenty native tree species. Although these are as yet unverified by the CDM board(the projects have submitted PDDs) and are currently transacted under the Voluntary Carbon Standard(VCS) with Forest Stewardship Council(FSC) accreditation, the incentives created by the CDM have formed a large part of the motivation for their implementation.