- To promote good governance in the management of natural and public resources through transparency and accountability mechanisms in Uganda.
- To improve the protection of critical ecosystems while diversifying the livelihoods of vulnerable communities depending on these ecosystems in Uganda.
- To strengthen community based disaster risk management structures and their resilience to the impacts of climate change.
- To promote policy research on topical themes relating to sustainable management of natural resources and climate change.
- To promote gender parity in the sustainable management of natural resources in Uganda.
