Project Partners and Sub-Contractors
Community Activation Project Ethiopia
Project Funding
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Project Responsibility
NABU, The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union, has promoted the interests of people and nature for more than 100 years drawing on its unwavering commitment, specialised expertise and the backing of its 600,000 members and supporters. The NGO is the largest of its kind in Germany.
Project partner and focal Commission
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC)
Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)
SNNPR – Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State
Bureau of Finance and Economic Development
Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources Development
Bureau of Women´s and Children’s Affairs
SNNPR Agency of Cooperatives Development
SNNPR Environmental Protection and Forest Authority
Kafa Zone Administration
Kafa Zone Department of Finance and Economic Development
Kafa Zone Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Development
Kafa Zone Department of Women and Children Affairs
Kafa Zone Office of Cooperatives Development
Kafa Zone Office of Environmental Protection and Forest
Sub-Contractors
Kafa Forest Bee Products Development and Marketing Cooperative Union
Akvo Foundation
GeoSYS
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 →