Farming

Okavango Crocodile Monitoring Programme

The project aims to set up a programme which monitors crocodile population numbers, nesting success and crocodile-human conflict in the Okavango Delta.

Does Management Matter?: Assessing the Effects of Charcoal Production and Management on Woodland Regeneration in Senegal

This project uses a combination of remote sensing, forestry surveys and semi-structured interviews to assess the effects of land management practices on forest sustainability around charcoal production zones in southeastern Senegal.

Conservation of Indian Gazelle or Chinkara through community support in Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India.

The present study aims to conserve remaining populations of Indian Gazelle or Chinkara, through community participation, conservation action plan, advocacy to establish Community Reserve through engagement of villagers for a long-term conservation.

Assessment of the rangeland condition in relation to land use and livestock farming in the mountain regions of Nepal

This project aims to study current condition of rangeland and livestock management systems in Kanchenjungha Conservation Area Project, Nepal.

Wild silk production to alleviate poverty and preserve the biodiversity of the Makira Protected Area, Madagascar

The goal of our project is to provide a lasting economic alternative slash and burn agriculture that depends on maintaining the border forests that edge important conservation sites.

Integrating farm forestry and biodiversity conservation around Lake Victoria,

This project aims to ensure that there is a greater level of information available for decision making process, based on good forest science.

Kalahari Lions: Human-predator conflict – finding solutions

This project is aimed at reducing predation by lions on livestock in the area surrounding Khutse Game Reserve, thereby ensuring the stability of the lion population within the reserve.

Bwindi Advanced Market Gardeners’ Association (AMAGARA)

Bwindi AMAGARA aims to help local farmers living around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to sell their produce to the tourism industry, giving them an income dependent on the wellbeing of the forest and creating a strong link between conservation and economic development.

Participatory assessment of crop-raiding by wildlife in the Afadjato-Agumatsa Conservation Area to conserve nature.

This project will attempt to mitigate crop-destruction by wildlife in farms near the Afadjato-Agumatsa Community Nature Reserve. It is hoped that this will increase local participation in nature conservation and help prevent farmer-forest manager conflicts in the area.

Planting Prunus africana in Chagga homegardens, Northern Tanzania

The overall aim of this project is to educate, encourage and mobilize farmers to plant and improve management of P. africana, which is an internationally valuable and threatened species, in their agroforestry farming systems.