The EGC BIOPAMA Project
The EGC BIOPAMA Project
The total number of 12 Community Resource Boards (CRBs) namely (Kabulwe-bulwe,Mulendema,Chibuluma,Kahare,Shimbizhyi,Kaingu,Chilyabufu,Mburuma,Mpuka,Mphanshya,Shikabeta and Chiawa and a total of 66 Village Action Groups (VAGs) have been targeted as grass root structures at GMA level and over 10 Community Forestry Management Groups(CFMGs) . The key stakeholders that have been part of the Project are the Protected Areas Authority who include the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Forestry Department, Fisheries Department, the District Administration and Local Government, Conservation Non-Governmental Organizations, Traditional Leaders and the Community at large.
As part of the Project implementation activities several workshops were held at community level to collectively identify the governance challenges in these Protected Areas (PAs) and prioritized actions for each GMA were developed of which some prioritized actions were similar across all the 6 GMAs and some prioritized actions were unique to specific sites. Since September 2022, the EGC BIOPAMA project has been supporting Prioritized Actions at VAG / CRB to improve the governance and equity of community based natural resource management in Zambia. Through the support of the International Institute for Environment and Development and the Zambia CBNRM Forum has supported more than 1300 members at VAG/CRB levels.
Key Actions the Project has supported include capacity building of the GMA community structures in governance, understanding their roles and responsibilities, Resources Rights and Natural Resources management, leadership and gender inclusion. Zambia Community Based Natural Resources Management Forum Project Team has frequently been visiting communities to share information on equitable benefit sharing, fair and effective and law enforcement, ensuring all actors work in collaborative with regards to GMA management, conflict management and promote collaboration in GMA Activities.
Governance
and equity in protected areas is critical as it reflects on who makes decisions
that concern both nature and people in a protected area. The EGC BIOPAMA
Project in Zambia aims to enhance governance and equity of Community Based
Natural Resources Management BNRM for better conservation and social outcomes.
The project has successfully identified the key governance and equity
challenges in the 6 GMAs using Site Level Assessment for Governance and Equity
(SAGE) and Governance Assessment for Protected Areas (GAPA). The support
for Action is a key stage in the SAGE and GAPA processes as it selects key
actions the local actors can support to improve the situation. More information
on SAGE and GAPA is available from IIED: https://www.iied.org/site-level-assessment-governance-equity-sage.
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