Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Garden with hose on ground, person in distance. — This project built the skills of local site support groups in both group organisation and sustainable land management across the Eastern Highlands.

© Paul Buckley

Stakeholder Capacity Building for Key Biodiversity Area Management Planning in the Chimanimani–Nyanga Mountains

Grantee Name: BirdLife Zimbabwe

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Zimbabwe
Amount: $129,390
Dates: Apr 2013 – Apr 2015
Keywords: Buffer zones, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Forestry, Habitat conservation and management, Networks, Protected Areas

Work to improve biodiversity and increase areas under effective management in the key biodiversity areas (KBAs) of the Chimanimani-Nyanga Mountains Corridor in Zimbabwe. The KBA sites involved include the Chimanimani Mountains National Park, Nyanga Mountains National Park, Chirinda Forest Reserve, Stapleford Forest Reserve and Vumba Highlands.

Strategic Direction :

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