WAKANDA Landscape (West African Knowledge for Agriculture, Nature and Development Activities) - Participatory management of sustainable development on the outskirts of protected areas in the PONASI landscape

Start
September 2020
End
September 2025
Project cost
5 440 000 €
Role in the project
Coordination

Countries

Burkina Faso

Fields

Agriculture Agroecology Agroforestry Climate Forest Market REDD+

Sectors

Timber Wood energy Shea Honey NTFPs

Partners

Fondation des amis de la Nature - NATURAMA · CERDE - Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Droit de l’Environnement · EU - European Union · FFEM - French Global Environment Fund

Main goals

Rural development improves the living conditions of populations and strengthens the resilience of the territory

Specific objectives

The village organization and the development of social and income-generating activities in the PONASI landscape allow better cohesion, preservation of the environment and increased resilience to climate change

Beneficiaries

  • Group of agro-pastoralists and artisans constituting the main promoters of the local economy. These are: 400 women in the production and marketing of horticultural products, 1,000 women in the collection, processing and marketing of NTFPs, 1,200 farmers and agro-pastoralists targeted for cultivation practices and management of resilient breeding, 500 forest technicians (CAF, ZOVIC / shea park)
  • Group of grassroots community organizations. These are 20 borehole management committees, 20 natural resource management committees, 20 Women's Promotion Groups (MUSO / Tontines), 20 Popular Leisure Center managers, 6 Shea nut processing center managers, 10 Community Health Support Volunteers (VASC), 20 Village Development Committees (CVD)
  • Intercommunal Association (44 elected officials including 4 Mayors)

Results

R1. The sustainable rural economy is developed
R2. Participatory local governance is boosted
R3. Effective project management, communication and relations with the authorities are ensured

Activities

A1. Establishment of productive water sources and adequate watering devices
A2. Mapping and choice of species
A3. Establishment of tree nurseries
A4. Establishment of Agroforestry perimeters
A5. Identification and protection of horticultural perimeters
A6. Identification of horticultural women producers and supervision of intensive vegetable production
A7. Marketing support
A8. Development of Non-Wood Forest Products - NTFPs
A9. Development of poultry activities
A10. Development of beekeeping activities
A11. Support for rainfed crops adapted to the agro-ecological transition of the landscape
A12. Installation of a solar power plant
A13. Awareness of the participatory and democratic aspect of grassroots community organizations
A14. Revitalization of village development committees
A15. Revitalization / creation of village natural resource management committees
A16. Dynamization of solidarity mutuals
A17. Promotion of cultural and social activities
A18. The establishment of a steering committee
A19. Development of a communication plan
A20. Sensitization of the authorities with a view to harmonizing the types of management of protected areas in the landscape
A21. Development of a geoportal
A22. Soil, biomass inventory and carbon assessment

Enable local populations to earn a living while protecting the environment. This is the objective of the Wakanda project supported by the European Union in Burkina Faso

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