1 Problem Statement:
Economic activities such as logging, fuel production and farming have become the main causes of forest loss at the Lobga Alakpeti, Zokpe Old Town and Zokpe New Town. In the case of logging, significant amount of it is done illegally and often done with little consideration on the environmental damage it causes. Farming methods in Lobga Alakpeti, Zokpe Old Town and Zokpe New Town have not seen any significant transformation for a long time. Most farmers still practice slash and burn methods while the use of obsolete farming implements remains.

The results of these environmental challenges have been increasing loss of biodiversity, land degradation and widespread poverty. Generally, the uses of resources in the landscape are unsustainable with increasing use of agrochemicals, cultivation of lands along the water courses, streams drying up, reduction in soil fertility, rarity and loss of flora and fauna, and increasing erosion.
The rate at which the area is losing its natural resources owing to human activities raises concern about the sustainable exploitation of these resources. The main challenges facing the area are the weak institutional capacity for environmental management, and the limited resources, both human and financial, to implement reforestation and other environmental management programmes.

By strengthening biodiversity management, both within and beyond the protected areas, the project will aim to improve resource management and local livelihoods, mainstream biodiversity conservation in production areas, and protect biological corridors and eco-sensitive areas within the broader production landscapes. The project would dwell on development of methodologies and tools, capacity and skills, and documentation and dissemination of best practices.
2.2 Project Objectives
The overall goal of the project is to develop and promote new models of conservation at the landscape scale through enhanced capacity and institutional building for mainstreaming biodiversity conservation outcomes. Specifically, the project will seek:

1. To promote the conservation of natural and semi?natural habitats and ecosystem services within Weto landscape
2. To promote sustainable organic agricultural practices across the landscape to enhance and revive traditional conservation and production practices and adoption of new technologies.
3. To develop livelihood and wellbeing of target social groups within Weto Landscape sustained and enhanced through the development of livelihood enterprises in line with local tradition and culture.

FIRST QUARTER REPORT
i. Three(3) nursery sites have been established for each community
ii.20 people from each community were trained on nursery operation
iii.30 Community members each were trained by Resource personnel from Ghana Fire Service as Community Fire Volunteers from the 3 communities Totaling 90 people.
iv.Ten thousand (10,000) nursery bags have been filled and introduced so far
v. 140 Famers(110men and 30 women) in the communities have been trained on organic Compost Fertilizer Preparations etc.
vi. 0.5 acre. / half acre square land has been demarcated for tree nursery in each community


2nd Quarter
1. 250 hectors was measured and 80 hectors have been planted this year through the cocoa seedlings and tree seedlings distributed ,as Part of the Degraded lands need to be reforested on the WETO LANDSCAPE that will be planted.

2. 20,000 The cocoa seedlings and tree seedlings distributed, 11,000 cocoa seedlings and 9,000 tree seedling distributed and planted as Part of the Degraded lands need to be reforested on the WETO LANDSCAPE that will be planted.

3. All the three community, over 500 people in all were trained on the Organic Fertilizer 160 farmers too were trained on organic manor or Compose
160 Famers in each the communities were train on organic Composed Fertilizer Preparations etc.
Community Men Women Total
Logba Alakpati 110 40 140

Dzokpe New T. 130 20 130
Dzokpe Old T. 70 10 80

4. 6 Acres of Maize farm is under cultivation in all the communities Logba Alakpeti 2 acres Dzokpe New town 1 acre , Dzokpe old Town 3 Acres all of 6 Acres due to the failure of the rains just 6 acres is under cultivated for Maize.

5.Independent Nursery operators supply with 8,000 Cocoa Seedlings to the farmers.
P MT Distributed the 12,000 tree seedlings raised to the Farmers and to the Schools in the communities
120 community members were trained and so far 4 Groups are seriously under operation in Logba Alakpeti with 120 members 30 members each in the group. Dzokpe New and Old Towns are also preparing to start.

6.Tree Schools CLUBS being formed and provided with 100 each tree seedlings for planting at the school compound.