CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF BIODIVERSITY RESOURCES IN NKAYI DISTRICT
1.0 BACKGROUND
Nkayi Folk DevelopmentFoundation is a community based organisation founded in 1994 with the aim of failitating the development of communities in Nkayi development. The foundation is seeking support to implement a project in Ngomambi South ward 5, one of the poorest wards in nkayi district. This ward is along the Shangani river. The ward is home to the largest hardwood forests in the district. Ngomambi ward is facing environmental challenges resulting to the loss of biodiversity particularly ilala palm and hardwood timber due to unsustainable exploitation. Outsiders through logging for furniture making mainly exploit hardwood timber. The exploitation of the hardwood timber has reduced the availability of forest products such as Mopani worms, firewood etc which the community relies on. it has also reduced the potential contribution of thees as carbon sinks which can mitigate against global warming.
The communities are heavily reliant on ilala as their source of livelihood yet it is being over exploited and has been declining over the years. The tanning of illala has led to the over exploitation of of such trees as Ichea-Rhus Lancea, berchemia zeyheri, kirkia acuminate and gewia flavesens and ptero carpus angelonsis whose bark is used to produce the tannin.
2.0 OVERALL GOAL
The goal of the project is reduction of biodiversity loss in Ngomambi South ward community through sustainable utilization of natural resources.
3.0 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. To promote propagation of ilala palm and conservation of indigenous hardwood forest
2. To enhance knowledge and skills in conservation farming and permaculture design through ecological land use management to improve income base.
3. To improve earnings from natural resource derived products.
4.0 PROJECT ACTIVITES
1. Conduct community mobilization and raise awareness on sustainable utilization of resources
2. Identify local trees and their uses
3. Collect seeds of various trees and illala cuttings for propagation
4. Prepare land and seeds and ilala cuttings
5. Plant agroforestry trees in degraded areas
6. Develop integrated ilala and timber management plan
7. Construction of chingwa stoves in 20 households as pilots to reduce dependence on hardwood for fuel wood.
8. Conduct training on selected topics
9. Formulate by laws and register them with the council for management of indigenous timber
10. Train communities in gender mainstreaming in agriculture and HIV and aids
11 Carry out look and learn visits
12. Construction of production and marketing center and blair toilet
13. Fencing the center
14. Develop marketing strategy and ilala products data base.
5.0 PROJECT OUTCOMES
1. Communities become aware of how project will transform livelihoods and the environment
2. Improved household nutrition
3. Illala is re-established in degraded areas
4. Improved forest cover
5. Improved management of illala and timber
6. Reduced dependence on hardwood for fuel
7. Improved natural resource management
8. Increased markets for the crafts
Nkayi Folk DevelopmentFoundation is a community based organisation founded in 1994 with the aim of failitating the development of communities in Nkayi development. The foundation is seeking support to implement a project in Ngomambi South ward 5, one of the poorest wards in nkayi district. This ward is along the Shangani river. The ward is home to the largest hardwood forests in the district. Ngomambi ward is facing environmental challenges resulting to the loss of biodiversity particularly ilala palm and hardwood timber due to unsustainable exploitation. Outsiders through logging for furniture making mainly exploit hardwood timber. The exploitation of the hardwood timber has reduced the availability of forest products such as Mopani worms, firewood etc which the community relies on. it has also reduced the potential contribution of thees as carbon sinks which can mitigate against global warming.
The communities are heavily reliant on ilala as their source of livelihood yet it is being over exploited and has been declining over the years. The tanning of illala has led to the over exploitation of of such trees as Ichea-Rhus Lancea, berchemia zeyheri, kirkia acuminate and gewia flavesens and ptero carpus angelonsis whose bark is used to produce the tannin.
2.0 OVERALL GOAL
The goal of the project is reduction of biodiversity loss in Ngomambi South ward community through sustainable utilization of natural resources.
3.0 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. To promote propagation of ilala palm and conservation of indigenous hardwood forest
2. To enhance knowledge and skills in conservation farming and permaculture design through ecological land use management to improve income base.
3. To improve earnings from natural resource derived products.
4.0 PROJECT ACTIVITES
1. Conduct community mobilization and raise awareness on sustainable utilization of resources
2. Identify local trees and their uses
3. Collect seeds of various trees and illala cuttings for propagation
4. Prepare land and seeds and ilala cuttings
5. Plant agroforestry trees in degraded areas
6. Develop integrated ilala and timber management plan
7. Construction of chingwa stoves in 20 households as pilots to reduce dependence on hardwood for fuel wood.
8. Conduct training on selected topics
9. Formulate by laws and register them with the council for management of indigenous timber
10. Train communities in gender mainstreaming in agriculture and HIV and aids
11 Carry out look and learn visits
12. Construction of production and marketing center and blair toilet
13. Fencing the center
14. Develop marketing strategy and ilala products data base.
5.0 PROJECT OUTCOMES
1. Communities become aware of how project will transform livelihoods and the environment
2. Improved household nutrition
3. Illala is re-established in degraded areas
4. Improved forest cover
5. Improved management of illala and timber
6. Reduced dependence on hardwood for fuel
7. Improved natural resource management
8. Increased markets for the crafts
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Nkayi Folk Development Foundation
Country:
Zimbabwe
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 30,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 57,900.00
Project Number:
ZIM/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/2008/05
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
All the committies to be formed should be representative of all the members of communties. Quotas can be set to bring a balance. Craft production is mainly done by women, however hat is critical is to ensure that the women are iunvolved in marketing mechanisms as well as ensuring that they make decisions on how the proceeds will be utilised at the household level.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Awareness raising workshop and training will be conducted by EMA and Forestry Commission which will expose the community on the relationship of their actions at the local level and impacts on the global environment. In addition the community will be exposed to some of the international Environmental Agreements that Zimbabwe has acceded to.
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