Botswana Sustainable Miombo-Mopane Landscape Management Project

Submitted by Kago Morobane on Fri, 08/10/2021 - 12:26
Donors/Funders: 
Global Environment Facility
Implementers: 
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism; Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Countries: 
Botswana
Objectives: 
To promote the integrated management of Miombo and Mopane landscapes in Chobe and Tutume-Mosetse sub-basins through the implementation of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) interventions designed to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality targets.

The project has the following three components:
Component 1- Strengthening the enabling environment for the sustainable management of the targeted Mopane/Miombo ecoregion;
Component 2 - Scaling up SLM and SFM best practices at landscape level and with a transboundary focus to benefit people and ecosystems;
Component 3 - Effective knowledge management, monitoring, and linkages with other Miombo and Mopane countries.

TFCA: 
Kavango-Zambezi TFCA
PAs: 
Chobe NP; Chobe Forest Reserve
Specific Area (Village, Town, District, Province): 
Chobe District; Tutume Sub-District
HQ of the Initiative: 
Gaborone, Botswana
Timeframe: 
2021 to 2026
Is the timeframe likely to be extended?: 
No
Budget: 
5354587.00
Currency: 
USD
Thematic Focus: 
Agriculture, CC adaptation/mitigation, Community Livelihood Dev, HWC mitigation, Integrated Land Use Planning & Implementation, Policy & Leg frameworks, NR Protect & Mgt, Research, Tourism
1st Contact Name: 
Rene Czudek
1st Contact Email: 
Rene.Czudek@fao.org
2nd Contact Name: 
Michael Flyman
2nd Contact Email: 
Michael.Flyman@fao.org
Website: 
http://www.fao.org