BMCT governance principles and policies are defined in the Trust Deed that is registered with the Government in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Planning. The supreme governing and policy making body is the Trust Management Board (TMB) comprised of 10 Trustees and 2 Ex-officials. The Trust Administrator serves as the Secretary to the Board.
The TMB and its standing committees of Finance, Human Resource, and Programme operates through the Trust Administration unit which is the secretariat and its sub committees the Local community Steering Committee(LCSC) which is responsible for community development projects and concerns of the communities they represent and the Technical Advisory committee(TAC) which advises on technical issues including research matters.
The Trust Management Board Operational Structure
Composition on TMB as at 31st March 2019
| Name | Organization/Representation | Joined | Trustee/Member |
| Mr. Sam Mwandha | Uganda Wild Life Authority | 2018 | Trustee |
| Ms. Charlotte Kamugisha | Private Sector | 2019 | Trustee |
| Mr. Caleb Tumwesimire Kipande | Local Community Steering Committee for Kanungu District | 1999 | Trustee |
| Mr. Wilberforce Mucunguzi | Local Community Steering Committee for Kisoro District | 2014. | Trustee |
| Ms. Mary Tushemereirwe | Local Community Steering Committee for Kabale District | 1999 | Trustee |
| Dr. Glayds Kalema | Local NGOs | 2019 | Trustee |
| Ms. Harriet Tukamushabe | Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs. | 2016 | Member |
| Ms. Annet Kandole | CARE International in Uganda | 2011 | Trustee |
| Dr. Ian Clarke | Opinion leader | 2014 | Trustee |
| Dr. Robert Bitariho | Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation | 2019 | Trustee |
| Mr. Stephen Fred Okiror | Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities | 2019 | Trustee |
| Ms. Annet Ireeba Kobusinge | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. | 2019 | Trustee |
| Mr. Mark Mwine | Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust | 2020 | Secretary |