The Problem Definition
The New and Old Brosankro landscape was known to be rich in diverse flora and fauna with sacred groves protecting watersheds. In recent times the resources within the landscape are facing a severe threat of extinction as a result of overexploitation of natural resources such as timber, fuel wood, non- timber forest products and also poor agricultural practices. The area with historical caves, sacred sites and thriving streams make it a unique are for conservation. Currently erosion has taken a better part of the communities. As if that is not enough, residents have resulted to total disregard for the traditional means of protecting and conservation of the ecosystems and cultural heritage such as old settlements, caves, shrines, and sacred sites in the name of science, religion, and modernization. Human activities have led to degradation of the soil, drying up of water sources and wanton destruction of their cultural sites.
The project design took into consideration the fact that any intervention to redress the situation must think of sustainable economic production and so have included alternative livelihood ventures and also taught of improvement of farming methods to maintain a balance between increased crop production and conservation of biodiversity ecosystem since almost all of the residents are farmers.




3.1 Project Goal
The goal of this project is to create a thriving socio-ecological production landscape where the local communities are actively involved in the sustainable management and utilization of the natural resource for continuous flow of ecosystem services, increased production, and restoration of biodiversity for wealth creation.
3.2 Project Objectives
The purpose of the project is to enhance the resilience capacity of the forest fringe communities within Tinte Bepo East Forest Reserve agroforest landscapes of New and Old Brosankro and Kwasu for biodiversity conservation, and integrated sustainable land management through the rehabilitation of degraded watersheds, sacred groves and wildlife habitats and strengthening institutional capacity at the landscape level to realize the goal of integrating conservation and sustainable livelihoods in the management of the targeted landscape.

The specific objectives of the project are:
a) To enhance the conservation of biodiversity within the New and Old Brosankro and Kwasu landscape through the conservation of watersheds, sacred groves and wildlife habitats
b) To strengthen institutional capacity at the landscape level to realize the goal of integrating conservation and sustainable livelihoods in the management of the targeted landscape.

3.3 Intended Results
i. 50 ha of degraded lands within the landscape placed under sustainable management and biodiversity conservation, through reforestation, agroforestry, sustainable land management, and organic agriculture.
ii. 100 farmer households supported to invest in sustainable land management and integrated livelihood development
iii. Institutional capacity at the landscape level strengthened through sustainable livelihood programmes and revival of traditional culture

FIRST QUARTER REPORT.
i. 120,000 seedlings, 20 cutlasses, 20 pairs of hand gloves, 10 watering cans, 20 wellington boots purchased, 100,000 nursery rubber, 10 pick axes, 5 spades, 5 shovels have been purchased
ii. Two workshops have been organized (one in each community) on integrated crop and animal farming for registered farmers.
iii. 120 volunteers have been trained on nursery management