Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Handful of people planting small trees. — Community members planting sustainably harvestable trees to sell under the Misuku Hills Biodiversity Conservation Program.

© BirdLife International/photo by Albert Schenk

Misuku Hills Biodiversity Conservation

Grantee Name: Action for Environmental Sustainability

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Malawi
Amount: $123,099
Dates: Jun 2014 – Mar 2017
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Land use planning, Livelihoods, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood)

Raise awareness of the need for conservation among community members in and around the Wlindi-Matip and Mughese forest reserves in Malawi; establish a village-based savings and loan system to support the sustainable use of natural resources; and support the completion and implementation of a forest reserve management plan.

Strategic Direction : 2 Improve the protection and management of the KBA network throughout the hotspot.