BRIDGES (Biodiversity, Resilience & Inclusive Development for Growth, Equity & Sustainability)

About this project

Contract related to: BRIDGES (Biodiversity, Resilience & Inclusive Development for Growth, Equity & Sustainability) - The landscape approach provides a holistic and integrated way to address the challenges of biodiversity loss, environmental management and resilience of rural communities in Zimbabwe. It recognizes the interdependence of social, ecological, and economic systems and aims to balance conservation and development objectives by promoting collaboration among multiple stakeholders. With this approach, the Action is structured around two integrated pillars: -          Enhanced management of natural resources, including ecosystems' integrity and the potential environmental services and economic benefits they can produce, promoting sustainable land use practices, developing and implementing adequate land and resources management plans. Calls for proposals will be launched for the implementation of activities under this pillar.-          Increased resilience levels of rural communities, by a higher level of income from more diversified sources. This will involve diversification of livelihoods, higher agricultural productivity based on the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices, agro-ecology and improved business models by smallholder women and men farmers based on circular economy principles, including the enhancement of Disaster Risk Management capacities at the loc…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Zimbabwe

Sectors

BiodiversityAgricultural development

Focus

Biodiversity · Main focusGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributesNutrition · Also contributes

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

MATUSADONA CONSERVATION TRUST

Accountable

INTERNATIONAL NGO

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2026-PC-52685.

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