In rural Malawi, where most people live, quality of life depends on the continuing existence of forests. Not only do forests supply vital building materials and fuel, they also provide many other products - from foodstuffs to medicine - that improve the livelihoods of the poorest in society. Forests also safeguard the environment, by reducing erosion and flooding, and regulating the flow of streams.
The Improved Forest Management for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme (IFMSLP), funded by the
European
Union and implemented through the
Government of Malawi's Forestry Department seeks to address forest degradation and poverty through promoting greater community involvement in forest management. The programme aims to enhance the governance and management of forest resources, improve service delivery of extension services to forest-adjacent communities, to encourage multi-stakeholder involvement at District- and National-levels; and to help develop viable and sustainable small and medium sized forest-based enterprises.
Key forest areas, in 12 of the country's 27 Districts, both Forest Reserves and customary land forests provide the geographic focus for Programme
implementation
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