South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one the most densely populated and poorest provinces in the country, with some 80% of the population living below the poverty line. Population pressures, together with poor land management practices including overgrazing and unsustainable timber and fuelwood harvesting, have resulted in significant forest and landscape degradation.Ìý
Addressing this degradation is a priority for South Kivu, the project is supporting government and community partners in this effort in several ways including the development of a provincial-level strategy forÌýforest landscape restorationÌý(FLR)Ìýin the chiefdoms of Kabaré and Ngweshe.
UsingÌýthe Restoration Opportunities Assessment MethodologyÌý(ROAM)Ìýapproach– a flexible and cost-efficient framework developed by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and the World Resources Institute (WRI) for stakeholders to quickly identify and assess FLR opportunities and priorities –Ìýthe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Ìýand WRI have been supporting government partners in developing the foundation for a provincial FLR strategy for the South Kivu Province.
