UCHI:Ulimi ndi Chilengedwe

About this project

This is 48 month project to contribute to sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems in Karonga District. The specific objective(s) is: Better preservation, restoration and regeneration of natural resource base and its diverse ecosystems. The project priority areas are as follows- i) Land use planning, coupled with land registration - coordinated with traditional authorities to slow down or reverse the process of farm expansion into forest and marginal lands (integrated land use development - crops, livestock, forests and advisory service etc.). ii) Planting of fast-growing trees on customary land and around Malawi’s Forest Reserves and other protected areas (forest fringes as buffer zones) for biomass, promotion of higher value forest plantations in function of domestic wood industry, promotion of trees on farmland, agro-ecology and agroforestry – using landscape approaches. iii) Enhancing soil and water management across the territory to reduce the speed of water flow, prevent the build-up of large volumes of water, enhance infiltration and prevent sediment loading: Soil and water conservation activities, integrated climate change adaptation (ex: giant bamboo planting, hedge rolls of nitrogen fixing trees or other multipurpose trees, trees on farm; etc…), disaster risks reduction. iv) Financing Sustainable Forest/Natural Resources Management: Explore Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) with forestry and land resources conservation on the other hand and agric…

Published by

Christian Aid · International NGO

Countries

Malawi

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative management

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

Karonga District Council

Accountable

Christian Aid

Published by Christian Aid to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Oct 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-1105851-PRJ2271.

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