Projet

Agroforestry Belt Nyungwe Forest

PROJET

Nom du projet/programme

Preserving Biodiversity in the Nyungwe Forest

Objectif général

Conservation of the mountain cloud forest with its unique biodiversity, which is highly relevant both as a CO2 sink and for the regional climate (evapotranspiration, small water cycle) and for the run-off process, by reducing the utilisation pressure through sustainable agriculture and forestry (agroforestry) within a protective belt in the peripheral zone and in the neighbouring cultural landscape.

Financement

1 589 148 €

Bailleurs

BMU (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit)

Leaders

University of Koblenz-Landau (Ruanda-Zentrum und Büro für Afrika-Kooperationen UNIVERSTÄT KOBLENZ-LANDAU)