The Buffelsdraai Community Reforestation Project
Submitted by Alice Wojcik 9th September 2019 11:50
Key Messages
- This model can show how natural ecosystems support and protect communities and how communities can support and protect local ecosystems in return.
- Ownership of lands can be a major challenge when implementing a project.
- The project resulted in an increase in biodiversity within the region
- Significant socio-economic benefits for some of the most impoverished communities in Durban was a result of this project.
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