Bio-diversity

Chibememe Earth Healing Association CHIEHA is a community based conservation and development organization initiated in 1998 and located in Chibememe village, Sangwe communal lands 80km NE of Chiredzi.Its main objective is to promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of our cultural and natural resources in and around the Sangwe communal lands and its environs.CHIEHA is involved in 5 main programmes.These are 1. environmental and cultural awareness 2. land care and earth healing programme 3.income generating programme 4. food security and sustainable agriculture programme 5. Post World Parks Congress WPC Great Limpopo Transforontier Park GLTP Rural Network Programme. project objectives -to properly and effectively mange and maintain existing communal woodlands, forests and wetlands -to rehabilitate degraded land to reduce and stabilize the local ecological system from threats of erosion and siltation -to rehabilitate and maintain existing wetlands areas so as to increase water bodies which are an important carbon sink and as a source of livelihood -to promote the use of renewable alternative sources of energy as a mitigation against deforestation, siltation and erosion. -to promote information dissemination and sharing among local conservation groups and local communities -to develop and equip the CHIEHA information center as a nucleus and focal point for GLTP and cluster communities in both the sustainable development and tourism sector project outputs and outcomes -local communities` capacity to manage resources enhanced -reduced siltation -reduced erosion and improved soil stability -housefly borne diseases reduced and improved health of the community -reduced global warming -improved livelihood -improve networking communication and awareness -improved biodiversity status -increased forest cover -awareness on use of environmentally friendly alternative sources of fuel increased.

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