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PROJECT
The Khasi Hills are located in what has been described as the wettest place on earth, the Meghalaya ecoregion. The area is rich in biodiversity, home to sacred forests, ancient stone monoliths and Khasi communities. It is also under threat from deforestation and degradation. The project seeks to combat deforestation and restore the area’s forests for the benefit of people and nature. Through assisted natural regeneration and sustainable livelihood development, the area’s biodiversity and Khasi communities can flourish together. Local communities are empowered through a number of livelihood initiatives to foster entrepreneurship and build livelihood resilience, reducing pressures on the forest. This, coupled with education to change lifestyles and attitudes towards the forest, decreases the extraction of timber for energy and firewood. Distributions of fuel-efficient cookers, with subsidies for the majority, target the 5000 households in the project area to reduce fuelwood consumption and improve forest and family health. Changes in farming techniques and nutrition are also an essential part of the project activities.
WHY KHASI HILLS?
The Khasi are traditionally a forest-dependent people, relying on the native cloud forest for shelter, firewood, medicine and food. The Khasi also value their forest for its role in protecting springs and stream beds and conserving wildlife and attach spiritual significance to areas of forest identified as sacred groves. These communities are now at risk as their valuable forest is cleared for charcoal making, stone quarrying and grazing. The Meghalaya state, or “the abode of clouds” in Sanskrit, is of international importance, recognized as one of the wettest places on earth and a biodiversity hotspot.
PROJECT GOALS
• Restore native forest
• Promote economic development
• Empowering female leadership
• Soil Protection
• Extension of woodland cover
• Increasing livelihood for endangered species
CARBON CALCULATION
In East Khasi Hills the total above-ground biomass is estimated to average 104 tons of CO2 per hectare over a period of 20 years. This carbon figure is based on on-site measurements in 2017 according to methodology as compliant with REDD+.
PROJECT PARTNERS
Global Climate Institute
IN COOPORATION WITH WEFOREST
Location
East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya state
GPS: 25°24’20.08″N/91°39’28.45″E
Species
- Alnusnepalensis
Castanopsisindica
Exbucklandiapopulnea
Myricaesculenta
Pinuskesiya
Prunusnepalensis
Schimakhasiana
Earning
Conservation of biodiversity
Fight against climate change
Strengthening of the local economic fabric
Fight against erosion
Climate adaptation
PROJECT
The Khasi Hills are located in what has been described as the wettest place on earth, the Meghalaya ecoregion. The area is rich in biodiversity, home to sacred forests, ancient stone monoliths and Khasi communities. It is also under threat from deforestation and degradation. The project seeks to combat deforestation and restore the area’s forests for the benefit of people and nature. Through assisted natural regeneration and sustainable livelihood development, the area’s biodiversity and Khasi communities can flourish together. Local communities are empowered through a number of livelihood initiatives to foster entrepreneurship and build livelihood resilience, reducing pressures on the forest. This, coupled with education to change lifestyles and attitudes towards the forest, decreases the extraction of timber for energy and firewood. Distributions of fuel-efficient cookers, with subsidies for the majority, target the 5000 households in the project area to reduce fuelwood consumption and improve forest and family health. Changes in farming techniques and nutrition are also an essential part of the project activities.
WHY KHASI HILLS?
The Khasi are traditionally a forest-dependent people, relying on the native cloud forest for shelter, firewood, medicine and food. The Khasi also value their forest for its role in protecting springs and stream beds and conserving wildlife and attach spiritual significance to areas of forest identified as sacred groves. These communities are now at risk as their valuable forest is cleared for charcoal making, stone quarrying and grazing. The Meghalaya state, or “the abode of clouds” in Sanskrit, is of international importance, recognized as one of the wettest places on earth and a biodiversity hotspot.
PROJECT GOALS
• Restore native forest
• Promote economic development
• Empowering female leadership
• Soil Protection
• Extension of woodland cover
• Increasing livelihood for endangered species
CARBON CALCULATION
In East Khasi Hills the total above-ground biomass is estimated to average 104 tons of CO2 per hectare over a period of 20 years. This carbon figure is based on on-site measurements in 2017 according to methodology as compliant with REDD+.
PROJECT PARTNERS
Global Climate Institute
IN COOPORATION WITH WEFOREST
Location
East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya state
GPS: 25°24’20.08″N/91°39’28.45″E
Species
- Alnusnepalensis
Castanopsisindica
Exbucklandiapopulnea
Myricaesculenta
Pinuskesiya
Prunusnepalensis
Schimakhasiana
Earning
Conservation of biodiversity
Fight against climate change
Strengthening of the local economic fabric
Fight against erosion
Climate adaptation
PROJECT
The Luanshya district is Zambia’s most densely populated region and as a result it’s forests have been disappearing. Through a holistic approach that integrates livelihood development with ecological restoration, we support farmers to restore the native Miombo woodlands that are disappearing from the region. By employing assisted natural regeneration of Miombo woodlots (plots of native woodland on farms) and introducing economic activities such as bioenergy and honey production, local communities can restore their forests. The farmer population benefits from diversified jobs, higher incomes and new skills. The project establishes market linkages between small-scale farmers and local private sector companies. In addition, this project looks to aid farmers in obtaining ownership of land in order to secure the sustainability of the conservation and livelihood outcomes.
WHY ZAMBIA?
In Zambia, poverty and environmental degradation are closely linked. Indeed, Zambia is one of the world’s poorest countries and has one of the highest rates of deforestation. In the Copperbelt province, large numbers of miners were forced into charcoal production after the collapse of the mining industry.
Here, we work to restore Miombo woodlots that have suffered as a result, supporting sustainable socio-economic development and promoting a market for a green alternative to charcoal. Named for the dominant oak-like miombo trees, the Miombo woodland is a unique African environment and
important habitat for wildlife.
PROJECT GOALS
• Restore native Miombo woodlots on smallhold farms
• Promote sustainable exploitation of Miombo woodland and sustainable forest management
• Promote economic development
• Build livelihood resilience
CARBON CALCULATION
In the Copperbelt province, the above-ground biomass in Miombo woodlands can store an average of 145.4 tons of CO2 per hectare after a period of 20 years.
PROJECT PARTNERS
Global Climate Institute
IN COOPORATION WITH WEFOREST
Location
The Luanshya district, Copperbelt province
GPS: 13 05.405S/28 24.032E
Species
- Albizia spp.
Brachystegia spp.
Combretum spp.
Isoberlinia spp.
Julbernardiapaniculata
Pinusoacarpa
Pterocarpusangolensis
Earning
Conservation of biodiversity
Fight against climate change
Strengthening of the local economic fabric
Fight against erosion
Climate adaptation