The Emcakwini Land Rehabilitation Project

The Emcakwini Land Rehabilitation Project was implemented by Conservation Outcomes in partnership with Babanango Reserve Management and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries through their Natural Resource Management Programme, on behalf of the Emcakwini Community Trust. The 3-year project employed 40 people from the Emcakwini Community to carry out rehabilitation and restoration activities on their land which included:
• Clearing of invasive alien vegetation.
• Control of bush encroachment.
• Fire management.

Such activities aim to re-establish important ecological infrastructure and the services that they provide to society whilst creating jobs, developing skills and securing livelihoods for people in this anchor project area for the Umfolozi Biodiversity Economy Node (which is a flagship node under the National Biodiversity Economy Strategy). The Emcakwini Trust area is of high biodiversity conservation importance and qualifies as a priority area for government land restoration projects.