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Edible wild orchid trade: sustaining livelihoods and biodiversity in Zambia

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£220,313
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Zambia

Summary

Food security and livelihoods of poor rural women and girls in Zambia are enhanced through development of a community based natural resource management plan for wild orchids, preventing their over-exploitation (that includes trade across national borders), while building capacity for participatory biodiversity conservation, research, environmental education and policy development
 
Status Completed
Reference 23-034
Round 22
Start 01/06/2016
End 31/05/2019

Project Leader

Lead Organisation


Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa

Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS

Production
FORESTRY

Threats To Biodiversity
OVER EXPLOITATION

Broad Approches
GOODS SERVICES, SUSTAINABLE USE, LIVELIHOODS, COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, GENDER

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, TRAINING, PARTICIPATORY, CEPA, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, MONITORING, TAXONOMY

Countries
Zambia

Conventions
CBD CITES

Documents:
Download: Half Year Report - 23-034 HYR3 - 21/08/2020

Download: Annual Report - 23-034 AR2 - 24/01/2019

Download: Half Year Report - 23-034 HYR2 - 10/01/2018

Download: Annual Report - 23-034 AR1 - 04/10/2017

Download: Half Year Report - 23-034 HR1 - 16/02/2017

Download: Application Form - 23-034 St2 App rev Mar16 - 27/04/2016