Implementing Agency:
Department For International Development (DFIDCA)

Managing Institute:
Department For International Development (DFIDCA)

Contractor:
Technical Cooperation Officer

Project Code: 037-502-004	Start Date: 01/04/1997	End Date: 01/10/1998
Commitment: £358,000	Status: Current	Type of Funding: Bilateral - TC

Project Background:
The project is designed to address the urgent conservation needs of the Mt Mulanje Forest Reserve, one of the best and largest afro-montane forest ecosystems in the region.

The Massif is a major water catchment serving an estimated population of over 700,000 people both directly and through gravity fed systems.

Water flows off the mountain are also critical for maintaining the level of the Lake Chilwa, with its important fishery, and for the generation of hydropower and irrigation of tea and coffee estates on the southern side. It is an area of spectacular beauty with tourist potential and lends itself well to multiple land use zoning and integrated resource management.

Project Objectives:
To prepare a conservation strategy for the long-term conservation for the Mulanje Massif which includes sustainable utilisation by the local communities.

Intended Outputs:
Participation of all the stakeholders in the preparation of the strategy.

As agreed investment programme for the sustainable utilisation of the Mulanje Massif.