Enhancing Biodiversity, Maintaining Ecosystem Flows, Enhancing Carbon Stocks through Sustainable Land Management and the Restoration of Degraded Forestlands

To deliver multiple and integrated environmental, livelihood and development benefits through the promotion of the cost effective and sustainable restoration of the biological and productive capacities of degraded forest land ecosystems

1. Total project areas (PCWFR 84,500 ha + Simulao sub-watershed 43,351 ha) under long term restoration plans delivering multiple global environmental benefits
2. 2,821 ha restored delivering multiple environmental, social and economic benefits
3. 3,000 ha restored delivering multiple environmental, social and economic benefits with a focus on enhancing connectivity of selected key biodiversity areas, where innovative restoration alternatives/solutions to ensure long term commitment to restoration are tested and influencing restoration options at the landscape level
4. 45,000 (including at least 30% of women) people that have diversified sources of income from the project’s restoration initiatives
5. 40 people’s organizations (POs) that have diversified sources of income from the project’s restoration initiatives
6. 1,187,102 tCO2eq emissions mitigated through project activities over a 20-year period