Developing rural pathways to community resilience and ecosystem restoration
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £383,528
WHERE Ethiopia
Summary
Boswellia forests in Ethiopia provide a major source of frankincense, alongside other important ecosystem services. However, these dryland forests are threatened by severe biodiversity loss and degradation. This project seeks to reverse this trend, through improved governance and inclusive decision-making. The introduction of viable harvesting and regeneration techniques for frankincense and promotion of sustainable land management on farmland will reverse forest degradation and increase farmland productivity, reducing
agricultural expansion. Livelihood opportunities will be promoted, incentivising sustainable exploitation, whilst increasing incomes.
EBI - Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, EEFRI - Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, SUNARMA - Sustainable Natural Resource Management Association, University of Gondar, Swansea University, Forest Research Agency
