PFMP FARM-Africa & SOS Sahel Ethiopia Joint Participatory 
Forest Management Programme

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Introduction

Bonga
Borana
Chilimo
Nou
 
 

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Working with Government and Communities to Conserve Forests and Sustain Livelihoods 

   

Introduction

The PFMP Programme

The PFMP aims to improve efficiency and effectiveness of forest utilisation and conservation through Participatory Forest Management across Bonga, Borana, Chilimo (Ethiopia) and Nou (Tanzania).

Our outputs and activities include: 

Conservation through the establishment of sustainable forest management systems

  • PFM plans prepared, implemented and monitored
  • Forest rights, responsibilities and revenues established 
  • Forest user groups developed and empowered

Complementary natural resource management and Non-Timber Forest Products technologies adopted by local communities

  • Farmer-led participatory research
  • Successful technologies adopted 
  • Livelihood support activities financed through a community development fund

Capacity of partner organisations, government and community developed

  • Increased capacity within government and community
  • Government and community working partnerships established
  • Government and community based monitory systems established

New forest policy developed and increased networking and dissemination of experiences

  • Project publications produced in a verity of media 
  • Dissemination and sharing of information
  • Institutionalise PFM through local and national networks and working groups

We work in partnership with communities, government, local and international organisations to make PFM part of the government policy.

Read more on our projects in: Bonga/ Borana/ Chilimo/ Nou                               

 

PFMP project sites, Ethiopia

 

PFMP Nou project site, Tanzania


PFMP is a FARM-Africa/SOS Sahel Ethiopia Project

FARM-Africa is a registered charity in the UK (Registered Charity Number 326901) and a registered company (Registered Company Number 01926828) and a registered non-profit organisation (501(c) 03) in the USA.

SOS Sahel Ethiopia is a registered non-profit organisation (no. 1986) in Ethiopia.  

 

 

  

FARM-Africa SOS Sahel Ethiopia