Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Large group of people meeting outside — Community meeting in Bechi village about conserving biodiversity in Sheka Forest, Key Biodiversity Area.

© God for People Relief and Development Organization

Scaling up Alternative Livelihoods and Forest Development and Protection Approaches in Bechi Peasant Association, Sheka Forest, Ethiopia

Grantee Name: God for People Relief and Development Organisation

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Ethiopia
Amount: $20,000
Dates: Nov 2013 – Nov 2014
Keywords: Buffer zones, Forestry, World Heritage Site

Train 325 households from Peasant Associations of Bechi Kebele in participatory forest management principles and practices to contribute to a well-conserved Sheka Forest buffer zone in Ethiopia; and scale up alternative means of livelihoods income sources to target forest-dependent communities.

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.