Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Hills in background, a few houses in foreground. — Protecting and restoring catchment ecosystems in Chimanimani is vital, even more so after the devastation wrought by Cyclone Idai.

© Paul Buckley

Watershed Biodiversity Mainstreaming in Chimanimani Mountains KBA, Zimbabwe

Grantee Name: TSURO Trust

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Zimbabwe
Amount: $20,000
Dates: Jun 2016 – Aug 2017
Keywords: Capacity building, Climate adaptation, Forestry

Mainstream biodiversity into wider policies by facilitating a process of inclusive stakeholder consultation with the aim of establishing a joint district response strategy to mitigate the effects of climate change and loss of biodiversity in Zimbabwe’s Chimanimani-Nyanga corridor. Support community-based action groups in six watershed areas to carry out biodiversity awareness raising activities and implement related projects.

Strategic Direction : 1 Mainstream biodiversity into wider development policies, plans and projects to deliver the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation, improved local livelihoods and economic development in priority corridors.