The Kanyabaha-Rushebeya landscape is circumscribed by a unique remaining wetland and its associated catchment area in southwestern Uganda, one of Africa’s most densely populated regions, which is home to growing numbers of smallholder farmers. The wetland provides immeasurable benefits to local people in the form of fish and raw materials for their subsistence and for drying and crafting items to sell outside of the landscape. The wetland also provides habitat for numerous species of birds, some of which are threatened or endangered. Under intensive use pressure, the wetland in recent years has been degraded to the harm of people and wildlife alike. Nature Harness is a Ugandan NGO that is committed to helping reverse the wetland degradation trend though the facilitation of collaborative management plans, and the development of one or more PES (payment for ecosystem services) schemes to generate financial resources to help pay for wetland management activities. PES in Uganda is a relatively new practice, and Nature Harness has much to learn about how the concepts and principles can be applied to benefit the Kanyabaha-Rushebeya landscape.