Bio-diversity

1.0 THE PROBLEM The project will be based in Rupise and Chikohwa Wards of Chimanimani District. in both these wards there is glaring evidence of soil erosion. As a result the production of dry land degradation and grazing for livestock continues to decline. the storage capacity of water reservoirs has also been greatly reduced due to siltation thereby reducing the availability of water for irrigation.This has negatively affected the food and livelihood security of the communities living in the save catchment area.stream bank cultivation is also prevalent as evidenced by the mushrooming of gardens and fields along the banks of the Save river and its tributary Odzi river. 2.0 PROJECT GOAL To contribute to the improvement of the livelihood of Jinga and Hapare communities through capacity building, combating land degradation, catchment management, water harvesting and sustainable biodiversity conservation 3.0 PROJECT OBJECTIVES 1. To increase and entrench awareness in environmental management and sustainable livelihoods initiatives in Rupise and Chakohwa communal areas. 2. To empower local institutions and local leadership to fully embrace community based environmental monitoring and general management practices 3. To improve the livelihoods of the community through implementation of a variety of biodiversity conservation and utilization strategies, water harvesting and catchment management techniques and gardening by the end of two years. 4. To document and disseminate community lessons and experiences at ward, district and national levels for scaling up. 4.0 PROJECT ACTIVITIES 1.Conduct awareness raising workshops 2. Conduct transformational leadership training for local leadership and leaders of the group 3. Construct and rehabilitate one water harvesting structures in proper areas with emphasis on use of local resources 4. Facilitate, mobilizations and distribution of trees and sisal for land reclamation 5. Establish one vegetable gardens, herbal and woodlots 6. Document and share experiences on mid term and end of project evaluation 5.0 PROJECT RESULTS 1. Improved soil and water conservation practices by dry land farmers in Jinga and Hapare villages 2. Reduction in land degradation 3. Application of sustainable management of natural resources 4. Water harvesting improving the livelihoods of communities 5. Reduction in land degradation 6. Project experiences documented and disseminated

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