Bio-diversity

As in other communities living on the fringes of a nature reserve, the community of Dana village is affected by the conservation programs implemented by the Nature Reserve management. Despite the Reserve s management attempts to enhance the positive aspects of nature conservation, the local community in Dana still suffer from occasional wild animal damage to its terrace farms causing a decrease in fruit and vegetable production. The Dana Charity Society will work closely with the Reserve management to counteract those negative impacts. Using a revolving fund system, the project will support measures at the individual farm level, including protection against animal damage by fencing vulnerable parts of the affected farms, rehabilitating and improving farm production through encouraging organic farming practices coupled with food processing programs under implementation by the socio-economic development programs of the reserve. Water channels and spring outlets will be cleaned in order to optimize use of water resources for irrigation purposes. The project also includes an institutional capacity building component that will target the Dana Charity Society.

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