Across the Dawna Tenasserim Landscape (DTL) local communities heavily rely on the forests and rivers for their livelihoods. As part of our Forest Programme this project aims to bring security and the power of land management to the hands of the people who call the DTL home. It will help communities restore the forest, protecting their means of income and food source through responsible agroforestry techniques, and give communities the capacity to share their knowledge with other families and villages. Community representatives will be able to take part in the planning processes with other stakeholders, ensuring that the decisions made that affect the communities are socially, ecologically and economically sound.

This project will also make communities more resilient to climate related shocks that have long been a severe threat due to their dependence on farming. The formation and professionalisation of a producer group will also connect communities to markets and micro financing schemes.