Project Goals
Supporting communities and the local government in Kafa Biosphere Reserve
Promoting climate adaptive crops while supporting female farmers. - photo: Angelika Berndt
Our approach for long-term conservation of the Kafa Biosphere Reserve
| Goals | Activities |
|---|---|
| Climate adaptive agriculture | Documentation of climate change effects on local land use. Adapting agriculture to climate change together with 750 local farmers. | Participatory Forest Management (PFM) | Long-term forest protection through improving and promoting participatory forest management in 10 areas. | Participatory wetland protection | Introduction of community-based management for 2,500 hectares of wetland with local user groups. | Community-led biodiversity monitoring | Implementation of a customised monitoring system on biodiversity, carbon and forest degradation together with nature rangers, community and government representatives. | Regional products | Marketing of regional natural products from the Kafa Biosphere Reserve in cooperation with local female farmers and environmentally-friendly producers. | Capacity building and education | Capacity building and organisational development for the local biosphere reserve administration and partner organisations in the region. Embedding biodiversity and climate into the curriculum for 50 schools in the region and carrying out intensive teacher training and support. | Information campaign | Implementation of a supporting information campaign on the project, its goals and results. |
project overview
Vast expanses of Afromontane cloud forest, rainforest, dense bamboo forests, wetlands, floodplains and peatlands characterise the Kafa Biosphere Reserve in south-west Ethiopia: At least 650,000 people live in the premises of Kafa Biosphere Reserve. more →
related topics
Conservation needs lobbying. That's why at NABU we also take initiative to foster civil society and strengthen NGOs. We are part of a global alliance of conservation organisations. We collaborate closely alongside partners such as BirdLife International. more →