Conserving Biodiversity through Sustainable Land Management at Godeb Watershed
Conserving Biodiversity through Sustainable Land Management at Godeb Watershed
This project is aimed at conserving and managing the biodiversity resources of Godeb watershed around Choke area through integrated on-farm conservation approach. The mode of project implementation is by empowering the local community through awareness raising, training and practice and decentralization of all activities to watershed level in order to achieve improvements in key areas of environmental problems that affect their livelihoods. It also intends to address other associated environmental problems such as land degradation and climate change through soil and water conservation practices.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Godeb Natural Resources Development and Tourism Marketing Cooperative
Country:
Ethiopia
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 24,220.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 19,873.00
Project Number:
ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/01
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
An important mode of project implementation is the empowerment of the local community through awareness raising and training. The project directly benefits the community by focusing on conserving the biodiversity at farming level, local bee keeping initiatives and establishing a community forest.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
By establishing a school environmental club and conducting educational visits, the project aims to develop local people's awareness of local and global environmental issues.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project 50
Empowerment
Number of value added labels/certifications/quality standards received or achieved 25
Biophysical
Hectares of land sustainably managed by project 80
Livehood
Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 41

SGP Country office contact

Mr. Dejene Biru Kekeba
Phone:
+251-115-540964/65
Fax:
+252-115-540963
Email:
Ms. Hirut Hussien Musellem
Email:

Address

P.O.Box 5580
Addis Ababa, East Africa

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