Land degradation, exacerbated by climate change-driven droughts, dry spells, and erratic rainfall, is significantly threatening the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa. TLC is enhancing resilience through land restoration, strengthening governance practices, and implementing cutting-edge carbon initiatives.
In 2023, according to the Global Forest Watch findings, the country lost approximately 20,000 hectares of natural forest because of the aforementioned factors. This translates to 10.4MT of CO2e emissions. Stakeholder engagements and consultations at different levels (National, district and community level) affirmed the assertion of these acts. In addition, lack of land tenure security in rural communities was identified as one of the contributing factors.
Key interventions being implemented by TLC to mitigate these challenges are described below;
- Land restoration (Natural regeneration, tree and bamboo planting, cook stoves)
- Carbon development
- Land governance