The party was established in 1991 as the Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina (Union des Verts pour le Développement du Burkina, UVDB), and was initially led by Ali Kassamba.
[1] The UVDB contested the 1992 and 1997 parliamentary elections, but failed to win a seat.
The UVDB nominated Ram Ouédraogo as its candidate for the 1998 presidential election.
Ouédraogo finished second in the vote with 6.6%, losing to incumbent Blaise Compaoré.
The party split after the 2002 parliamentary elections, with a faction led by Ouédraogo leaving to form the Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina, with the remainder of the party renamed Greens of Faso.