[ETHIOPIA-JICA] Participatory Forest Management Project in Belete-Gera 2018/7/27 #Farmer Field School #Forest Coffee Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Promoting sustainable forest management by improving livelihood through introduction of Farmer Field School and forestry coffee Do you know where Arabica coffee originated? The answer is Belete-Gera national forest in Ethiopia. Si…more
[MADAGASCAR-JICA] Stop Land Degradation while Improving Livelihood of Local Communities Through Equal-Opportunity-for-All Approach 2018/7/5 #Participatory Approach #Equal Opportunity Takuya Shiraishi AI-CD Secretariat Support Team / Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. KEY POINTS To harmonize soil conservation and livelihood improvement of local communities, the Government of Madagascar and JICA developed the ‘LIFE model’, which…more
[NIGER] Can urban wastes reduce land degradation in Niger? Unique challenge by a Japanese researcher [Part 2] 2018/6/15 #Land Rehabilitation #Urban Waste The Republic of Niger belongs to the Sahel region and about 80 % of its land is covered by the Sahara Desert. Near Niamey, the capital city of Niger, a Japanese researcher spread more than 2,000 tons of urban wastes including food scraps, papers, plastic bags…more
[BURKINA FASO-JICA] Participatory and Sustainable Forest Management Project in the Province of Comoé, Burkina Faso 2018/5/28 #Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFPs) #Win-Win Partnership Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT New Win-Win Partnership for Community Forest Management Groups, Private Companies, Civil Societies, and Government The project “Participatory and Sustainable Forest Management in the Province of …more
[NIGER-JICA] Can urban wastes reduce land degradation in Niger? Unique challenge by a Japanese researcher [Part 1] 2018/5/15 #Land Rehabilitation #Urban Waste Niger belongs to the Sahel region and about 80 % of its land is covered by the Sahara Desert. Near Niamey, the capital city of Niger, a Japanese researcher spread more than 2,000 tons of urban wastes including food wastes, papers, plastic bags, flip-flops and…more
[MALI-JICA] Study on the Capacity Building Programs for the Community-based Prevention of Desertification in South Region of Segou 2018/3/6 #Livelihood Improvement #Integrated Rural Development Approach Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Comprehensive approaches addressing the processes of desertification!! What comes to your mind when you hear “prevention of desertification”? Most people would think “tree planting”, “protection …more