Community-led land regeneration

Since 2020, we’ve been working with local communities in Katavi region, Tanzania to regreen their local landscape.

Conservation awareness session at Sitalike Village

Together with our partner, Landscape Conservation Mentors Organisation (LCMO), we’re supporting smallholder farmers to employ sustainable and cost-effective tree planting techniques to regenerate their farms.

So far, we’ve supported 34 farmers to implement Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration and establish beehives on their farms for improved livelihoods and soil fertility.

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR)

FMNR is a low-cost, sustainable land restoration technique that uses naturally occurring trees and shrubs to reverse land degradation and regenerate farmland.

This land restoration method has multiple benefits including improved soil water filtration qualities, reduced soil erosion and enhanced biodiversity.

Thanks to this project with LCMO, local farmers are employing FMNR to boost crop yields and provide fodder and shade for livestock.

And since our last update, 510 more trees have been regenerated on local farms.

Promoting environmental stewardship

LCMO have strong community ties and through this partnership we’re promoting conservation awareness through the local community through interactive films and training sessions.

We’re also empowering the next generation of environmental stewards through tree planting with local schools.

Supporting smallholder farmers to build sustainable livelihoods.

Meet Shija, a smallholder farmer from Mwamapuli Village.

Through this project, Shija has gained FMNR skills, planted fruit trees on his land and ventured into beekeeping.

Not only has Shija improved his land’s soil quality, he has also diversified his income so that he can sustainably support his family.

Shija told us, “I am impressed that the project has given me alternative ways of utilizing land in a more sustainable way than I ever thought. I currently have a small tree farm and currently introducing a beekeeping project which will help boost my income. Thank you for this training and looking forward to train more people around my neighborhood.”

Sustainable Community Forestry

This project, is part of our Sustainable Community Forestry programme (SCF) which supports communities on the front lines of the climate crisis to develop and implement their own solutions to restoring landscapes and tree cover whilst improving livelihoods.

Thanks to funding from Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund, ITF is working with 16 partners across 7 African countries to take effective action against the climate and biodiversity crises.

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