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National biodiversity strategy
and action plan
Better understanding and
maintaining the diversity of
ecological processes and species
across the altitudinal range of
the Bale Mountains
Forests Absorbing Carbon
Emissions on Mt Elgon
Improving agricultural
extension services for
sustainable land-use
management in Rwanda
Partially complete
2007–2017
1994–1998
Implemented
2007–2010
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Uganda
Rwanda
Project
Biodiversity conservation
Purpose/objectives
Implementation
Country
Results and impacts
Implementation of the strategy has eight
objectives addressing different areas
of concern including among others:
protected area conservation; effective
integrated sustainable use natural resource
management systems using innovative
public private partnerships; adoption of
appropriate policies and plans to promote
the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity; building information base
and monitoring systems
Mitigation and reduction of human threats
to the Bale Mountains National Park due
to unsustainable natural resource use in
partnership with other programmes
Establishing forests as Carbon sinks to
offset emissions of greenhouse gas from
power stations in the Netherlands
Capacity developed for sustainable
land management in central and local
government, government agencies
for example Rwanda Agriculture
Development Authority, and farmers; and
sustainable land management Principles
mainstreamed into national policies, plans
and processes.
Although not effectively conserved,
changes in some species have been
realized, particularly in Simien and Bale
mountain national parks.
Not available
Improved tree cover in forest degraded
areas [25, 000ha]
Development of a participatory field-
based training course for extension staff,
including regional best practices; and
cost-benefit analysis of interventions at
household level. Capacity built in soil
and water conservation, and degraded
agricultural landscapes restored.
Table 1: Relevant programmes or projects implemented in different mountain areas of East Africa