Programme

Active

Forests for sustainable development

Country

Ethiopia

Running since

2022

Target reach

55,600 households

Key focus areas

Increase food security and nutrition

Increase incomes

Protect ecosystems

Farm Africa is implementing Forests for Sustainable Development, a four-year programme in the Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia to build on the success of previous programmes in reducing deforestation, cutting carbon emissions, increasing the incomes of forest-dependent communities and addressing sustainability limitations.

The project will work to benefit both people and planet by developing sustainable livelihoods, reducing biodiversity loss, while also improving the resilience of the local community, and improving governance for integrated landscape management.

55,600

forest-dependent households in 20 woredas (districts) will be reached during this project.

The project will work with communities to sustainably conserve the natural forest, biodiversity and ecosystem in the Bale Eco-region and associated landscapes in Guji and Borena zones of Oromia regional state.

It will develop green economic opportunities for women, young people and forest enterprises to earn a sustainable living from the production and marketing of forest products such as wild coffee. This will be achieved by reducing communities’ need to fell trees and deplete other natural resources through diversification of non-agricultural livelihood options.

Furthermore, the project will ensure knowledge management and coordination systems are operational across the multiple levels of governance, so that sustainable forestry practices can be rolled out at a wider scale for environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Farm Africa is carrying out this project in partnership with local NGO SOS Sahel and in collaboration with the regional government to align with the Oromia Forested Landscape Programme.

Making forests sustainable

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Forests for sustainable development factsheet

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