LEAT Activities

LEAT Biodiversity Programmes

Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) [http://www.leat.or.tz/activities/biodiv/cbnrm/]

Conservation and Development Opportunities from the Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Communal Lands of Southern Africa (CODEOSUB) [http://www.leat.or.tz/activities/
biodiv/codeosub.php]

LEAT Biodiversity Programmes

Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM)

LEAT has been in the forefront in promoting Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in the country. The programme has been undertaken since LEAT was establishment in 1994. However, the programme became more active from 2002, when LEAT became the national focal point for the implementation of CODEOSUB project. The project is supported by European Union and Ford Foundation through ART Harare and is implemented in 8 SADC Countries. CODEOSUB is aiming at promoting CBNRM under the framework of CBD. Under CODEOSUB, LEAT has managed to reach communities and organize meetings and short training aimed at empowering communities to undertake the role of natural resources management as outlined in the laws. LEAT has also managed to organize national workshops where stakeholders share knowledge and experiences on biodiversity management and set down strategies towards CBNRM.

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Conservation and Development Opportunities from the Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Communal Lands of Southern Africa (CODEOSUB)

The project 'Conservation and Development Opportunities from the Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Communal Lands of Southern Africa' (CODEOSUB) is focused on promoting successes in Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) projects within southern Africa through building the capacity of communities and NGOs who are involved. The project targets eight southern African countries namely Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe that have signed the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) and are implementing the CBD work programme within the arid and semi-arid ecosystem. The arid and semi-arid ecosystem and the communal areas in these counties support much of the remaining biodiversity in southern Africa.

< more information on CODEOSUB >