Funder: GEF-SGP (TERI/UNDP)
Duration: October 2024 – September 2026
Building on earlier Indigenous Peoples’ biocentric restoration efforts with FAO, this initiative is engaging communities in rehabilitating degraded land through traditional ecological knowledge and agroecological practices. This project focuses on restoring 200 hectares of degraded land and implementing improved practices on 50 hectares.
Activities include tree plantation campaigns, nursery development, soil testing in collaboration with technical institutions, and training on sustainable land management.
The project is also promoting crop diversification through mapping of homestead gardens and farms, improving food security while supporting nutrition-based community initiatives like biodiversity-rich school meals and Mei-Ramew Cafés.