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Community Forestry In North-Eastern
Namibia (CFNEN) |
| Project Purpose |
Improved forest resource management and livelihoods of local
people based on the empowerment of local communities with
forest use rights |
| Project Partner |
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) Directorate
of Forestry (DoF)
German Development Service (DED)
German Development Bank (KfW) |
| Project Area |
Caprivi, Kavango and West-Otjozondjupa Regions (West-Tsumkwe) |
| Number of Participating Communities |
Currently (25 in 2007) |
| Number of Beneficiaries |
20.000 (in registered Community forests) |
| Number of Community Forests |
Current (25/2007) : Caprivi 7/ Kavango 12 /
West –Tsumkwe 6;
With community forestry registration: 8 (Kavango 4, Caprivi
3, Western-Tsumkwe 1);
Total planned by 12/07: 28 |
| Total Area |
more than 1,000,000 ha (330.000 ha with registration) |
| Project Support |
- Community organization
- PRA
- Land use planning
- Area surveying and demarcation
- Resource assessments
- Forest management plans
- Resource monitoring
- Income generation
- Fire management
- Training and capacity building
- Marketing of Non-wood and wood products
- Establishment orchards and nursery
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| Income Opportunities |
- Timber and fire wood (dead wood)
- Poles
- woodcarvings and crafts
- Wild fruits (homegardens, jam and liquor processing
)
- Thatching grass
- Devils claw
- Tourism
- Beekeeping
- Wildlife (in cooperation with conservancies)
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| Other Benefits |
- Strengthening of traditional and customary resource
use rights
- Community-based permit and resource monitoring systems
- Training and capacity building of community members
- Job opportunities
- Improved food security and provision for subsistence
needs
- Integrated land use
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| Project Cycle |
January 2004 to December 2011 (8 years) |
| Contacts |
DoF/CFNEN Project Offices:
Katima Mulilo 066-253 244 dedforst@iway.na
Rundu 066-265 450 cfnen@iway.na
Kanovlei 067-687098
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