Integrated Disaster and Land Management Project

The project was comprehensive, using insitutional capacity building and awareness raising of SLM for DRM, using community-based activities to restore and sustainably manage areas such as the restoration of natural waterways, reforestation of hillsides and watersheds and bush fire control (Savanna, Maritime and Kara regions). Community-Based activities in Cropland and Grazing Land included SLM best practices will be piloted and promoted in targeted areas. To reduce pressure on forest resources and restore ecosystem services, communities will be assisted in preparing sustainable financing plans and in designing small income generation activities in and around select protected areas and forests. Environmental monitoring was also used to assist in monitoring vegetation cover and land use (crop, pasture/range, forest, wetland, protected area, and other relevant categories), and to provide carbon sequestration estimates in select project areas.