Biodiversity Forests Community

Improving Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in Farm Forestry Landscapes

The aim of this project is to boost Farm Forestry (FF) among the various stakeholders/farmer groups in order to create deep rooted sustainability in terms of income, environment and wildlife conservation.

Documenting the Impact of the Forest Rights Act on Prime Forest Areas through a Series of Field Reports in the National Media and a Web Archive

The Forest Rights Act (2006) recognises land rights of communities inside forests but India is a vast country and varied ground conditions demand site-specific approaches which a blanket central Act may not foresee altogether. Documenting the early lessons of this makeover process and creating room for possible mid-course review are vital to India’s ecological future which now depends on how this Act is implemented.

Community Forest Management In Dongyang Area Project (CFM)

The aim is to secure the long-term conservation and sustainable management of the forest, by providing the local community with the capacity to understand and apply the government policy.

Domestication of Prunus Africana in Chagga Homegardens; Tanzania

To improve domestication of Prunus africana through evaluation of early tree growth performance and introduction of more effective propagation methods.

The Strategic Conservation of Threatened Pare Mountains Reserve, Tanzania

The project educates the community on the importance of conservation of the PM Reserve and mobilize them in integrating conservation activities in their daily lives