Sustainable Production and Marketing of Forest Products (360G-CR-1324177)

The project will respond to poverty and high deforestation rates in western Ethiopia by supporting communities to create forest management co-operatives that make legal agreements with the government to conserve the forest and use its resources sustainably. The co-operatives will develop incense and honey value chains to increase household incomes and participation of women and young people. Two enterprises to market incense and honey are project partners, together with two civil society organisations who specialise in community training and women's leadership and life skills. The project will build their capacity and demonstrate the viability of Ethiopia's participatory forest management policy.