New incomes to ease the forest
Recognising the conservation efforts of five CREMAs, the scheme gave about 750 members alternative ways to earn β so livelihoods no longer depend on pressure on the forest.
Reward conservation, replace the pressure
The ENFALP scheme supported about 750 CREMA members β 40% of them women β with alternative livelihoods chosen for their environmental sustainability.
Beekeeping, soap making and economic tree nurseries were selected over options like snail, quail and fish farming, mushroom production and piggery β balancing sustainability with what CREMA members themselves wanted. The aim: supplement farmers' income and, over the long term, reduce the pressure on the forest that conservation depends on.
Beneficiaries were chosen through the CREMA structure itself β a process assessed as fair, transparent and viable, free of outside influence.
Three sustainable choices
Chosen for sustainability β and by the community
Each option was picked for its light footprint on the forest and endorsed through the CREMA's own committees.
Beekeeping
Honey and hive products that reward keeping forests standing and flowering.
Soap Making
A low-cost enterprise turning local materials into steady income.
Economic Tree Nursery
Raising valuable tree seedlings β income and restoration in one.
Who the scheme supported
From scheme to startup
Give conservation a livelihood
Support alternative incomes that reward communities for protecting the forests they live beside.