Sustainable Forest Management to Secure Multiple Benefits in Pakistan’s High Conservation Areas
Donor/Partners: Global Environment Facility (GEF) / United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) and Ministry of Climate Change(GoP)
Districts: (Sukkur) and (Shaheed Benazir Abad)
Duration: 09 Months
Objective: The project aims at promoting sustainable forest management in Pakistan and the mitigation of climate change. It contributes to local livelihoods and offers environmental benefits in riverine forests for biodiversity conservation and securing forest ecosystem services.
Major Activities:
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Global Environment Facility (GEF), and being implemented by the Ministry of Climate Change in Sindh Province through the Sindh Forest Department, for providing fruit tree plants to establish fruit orchards at the household level. Business Development groups and Community Institutions (CO/VO/LSO) networks of SRSO will be mobilized and provide necessary technical assistance to achieve the desired goal of raising fruit orchards at the household level to diversify income means of local communities of District Sukkur and Shaheed Benazir Abad riverine forest landscapes.
- Awareness campaigns will be conducted on the negative impact of deforestation, misuse of natural resources, and the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability.
- Community will be mobilized to prepare land for planting purposes to achieve the desired goal of planting fruit trees in the target project landscapes.
- SRSO will ensure proper nurturing of saplings by providing adequate watering and also protection of plants through fencing.
- Community workshops will be organized before the distribution of fruit tree plants to impart knowledge about raising and maintenance of fruit orchards and their role in generating additional income for households.
- Sindh forest department will provide 150,000 fruit tree plants like Lemon, Jambul, jujube, Grewia asiatica(falsa), and Guava in target areas through community institutions.
- Sindh Forest Department will periodically visit and extend technical support for raising and subsequent maintenance of fruit tree plants.