Forests

Community Agroforestry as an engine for Reforestation and Sustainable Poverty Reduction: A Case of Smallholder farmers in Rwebigoma Village, Kibaale District

This one year pilot project intends to provide a paradigm shift from the traditional thinking that small holder farmers cannot plant trees on their farms. It will demonstrate the utility of rural micro projects as far as environmental conservation and income improvement is concerned.

Building a local community conservation group and establishing ecotourism activities around the Ondiri Swamp, Kenya’s only quacking bog

The overall aim of my project is to develop a proactive community conservation group for Ondiri Swamp, Kenya’s only quacking bog. This freshwater wetland is a catchment area and source of the Nairobi River which traverses the city of Nairobi. The project will rehabilitate the swamp as a bird conservation habitat as well as encouraging ecotourism activities.

Environment Education and Conservation Programme (EECP)

The project has been designed to deliver environmental education to primary school children and teachers, train and expose them to forest and community conservation activities.

Installation the Sal tree conservation awareness programs to local communities at Phet Nam village region, Myanmar.

This project aims to promote the planting and conservation of Sal trees, to encourage the local people to take an interest in the Sal trees conservation programs.

Sustainable community conservation of Palabek-Kal forest reserve in Kitgum District, Northern Uganda

The aim of this project is to promote community participation in the sustainable conservation of Palabek-Kal forest reserve and to evaluate the economic and environmental prospects for the forest reserve.

Public awareness education on reforestation, rainforest conservation and climate change in all the schools in Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea

Aim of the project is to educate more than 15,000 plus students from primary, secondary, tertiary, technical, and private schools in Western Highlands Province about reforestation, climate change, and conservation issues and challenges in order to develop an increased understanding and appreciation of these pressing environmental issues facing Papua New Guinea currently.

Implications of changes in demographic and land-use patterns on the biodiversity of Atlantic Forest in Misiones.

The overall aim of this project is to understand the relationships between human demography and land-use patterns and its implications for the biodiversity.

Assessment of optional land uses as alternative strategy for biodiversity conservation in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve in Benin

This project will access and compare benefit from three land use options in a view to help people to make choice which can contribute to improve their livelihoods and support biodiversity conservation.

Saving the critically endangered Malawi’s official National Tree,Mulanje Cedar (Widdringtonia whytei) through community participation and environmental education, Malawi

Mulanje cedar is currently facing drastic population decline due to over-exploitation. The aim is to save this imminent crisis by promoting massive cultivation of tree in and around Mulanje Mountain using local communities and stakeholders.

Using conservation education as a tool to increase public awareness and change behaviour for the conservation of lowland gorilla populations in the Itombwe Natural Reserve.

The project aims at protecting the lowland gorilla and its habitat by bringing changes in community attitude and behaviours through education and public awareness raising programmes.