Nhambita Community Carbon Project, Mozambique
Case Study C0266
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| Date | 2006 |
| Agency | Nhambita Community Association |
| Donor/support agency | Gorongosa National Park University of Edinburgh Envirotrade Limited Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (ECCM) ICRAF European Commission DFID |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Productive landscape Protected area |
| Geographic coverage | Mozambique |
| Locality | N'hambita community, buffer zone of the Gorongosa National Park |
| Biodiversity focus | Ecosystem/landscape |
| Development focus | Local communities |
| Conservation goals | Rehabilitate a ten thousand hectare portion of the land adjoining the national park |
| Poverty reduction goals | Improve local livelihoods |
Summary
The Nhambita Community Carbon Project is focused on the N'hambita community, located in the buffer zone of the Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. This project is based on building a community partnership through sustainable development, habitat restoration, bio-diversity and climate-change mitigation. More specifically, the Nhambita Community Carbon Project aims to:
- Improve the livelihoods of the very poor local community by introducing agroforestry systems that will generate significant carbon benefits and carbon finance income.
- Rehabilitate, over the next five years, a ten thousand hectare portion of the land adjoining the national park through inititives that also create sustainable livelihoods and protect biodiversity.
- Provide fruit, timber, fodder, and fuel wood to the local community and improve soil productivity. In addition, the community will benefit from improved organisational capacity and education and awareness about forest stewardship and conservation, and the introduction of novel income streams through bee-keeping, cane rat production, and craft making.
The project is a collaborative venture between the Nhambita Community Association, the Gorongosa National Park, the University of Edinburgh, Envirotrade Limited, the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (ECCM) and ICRAF, with grant funding from the European Union and DFID.
Conservation impact
Current land use activities include:
- Planting of timber and fruit species including Acacia species, amarula and mango;
- Mixed native woodlots on degraded land, agroforestry systems on homesteads, and boundary planting;
- Conversion from slash and burn agriculture and alternative income streams.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Ecoagriculture
Enhanced access to/availability of natural resources for local use
Provision of alternative livelihoods
Reference 2
http://www.planvivo.org/fx.planvivo/scheme/mozambique.aspx
Related records above this one:
- University of Edinburgh, UK (Organisation O0266)
- The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) (Organisation O0035)
- European Commission (EC) (Organisation O0160)
- Department for International Development (DFID), UK (Organisation O0018)