Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

The Wildcoast Tree Seed Oils and Dune Forest Rehabilitation Project

Grantee Name: Eco-logic Consulting

Hotspot: Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
Location: South Africa
Amount: $20,000
Dates: Jan 2014 – Feb 2015
Keywords: Forestry, Livelihoods

Assess the economic feasibility and ecological sustainability of a commercial harvesting enterprise focusing on two forest-occurring wild tree seed oils, Cape chestnut (Calodendrum capense) and red milkwood (Mimusops caffra). Initiate the rehabilitation of the Red Milkwood Dune Forest at Mdumbi, Eastern Cape, with the aim of improving rural livelihoods and incentivizing forest conservation in South Africa.

Strategic Direction :

3 Maintain and restore ecosystem function and integrity in the Highland Grasslands and Pondoland corridors