Edible wild orchid trade: sustaining livelihoods and biodiversity in Zambia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £220,313
WHERE Zambia
Summary
Food security and livelihoods of poor rural women and girls in Zambia are enhanced through development of a community based natural resource management plan for wild orchids, preventing their over-exploitation (that includes trade across national borders), while building capacity for participatory biodiversity conservation, research, environmental education and policy development
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