Environmental Defenders (ED) is an environmental conservation and human rights organization dedicated to protecting biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We work in the Albertine Rift and Congo Basin regions, specifically the Murchison-Semliki, Greater Virunga, and Ituri landscapes, spanning the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda within the broader Congo Basin.

We foster resilience for both environmental and human security. We assist marginalized Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities in the Albertine Rift and the Congo Basin regions to live sustainably and safeguard their cultural practices, water sources, lands, and the surrounding environment.