1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The project's primary objective was to contribute to the conservation of Nyashishi wetland with the view of restoring fish breeding grounds and prevent biodiversity loss under a vision of fighting climate change, and protecting and restoring natural biodiversity for social economic sustainability. This project also intended to contribute to the restoration of the Nyashishi wetland through strong advocacy, awareness creation actions, grass seeding and planting of indigenous trees.In this sense, the specific objectives of the intervention were:
1. Reducing the destruction of the wetland
2. Reduction of the soil erosion (in direct connection with agricultural work in the region)
3. Creating awareness for the marginalised communities that inhabit the area
4. Empowering local communities in environmental activities.
5. Enhancing capacity building for fisherfolks to manage marine resources in a sustainable manner
6. Plant indigenous trees (1,2,3)
1. Reducing the destruction of the wetland
2. Reduction of the soil erosion (in direct connection with agricultural work in the region)
3. Creating awareness for the marginalised communities that inhabit the area
4. Empowering local communities in environmental activities.
5. Enhancing capacity building for fisherfolks to manage marine resources in a sustainable manner
6. Plant indigenous trees (1,2,3)
Quantitative targets
Restoring 1200 ha of wetland of which 500 ha are permanent swamp
Serving approx. 20,000 people directly (in the peri-urban communities) and approx. 1 mil. people indirectly (in the urban area) (3,4)
Serving approx. 20,000 people directly (in the peri-urban communities) and approx. 1 mil. people indirectly (in the urban area) (3,4)
Monitoring indicators defined
Wetland size area
No of inhabitants benefiting from the intervention (3,4)
No of inhabitants benefiting from the intervention (3,4)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
The wetland has two distinct components: an extensive floodplain and a permanent swamp abutting the waters of the Mwanza Gulf. The Wetland is compact, surrounded by hills, with a relatively well-defined edge. It has one obvious seasonal river inflow, the Nyashishi River, subtending two different vegetation zones, i.e. that of the floodplain vegetation and that of the permanent swamp. The surrounding communities have converted the seasonal wetland to agricultural and grazing land.
The project activities started in February 2014 and ended in December 2015. They included: organisation of workshops with the involvement of the communities in the area and planting native local trees involving local people (the number of trees is not mentioned in the sources). The objective in planting trees was to establish a forestation process applicable to the area, considering local species and climatic conditions (1,2).
The project activities started in February 2014 and ended in December 2015. They included: organisation of workshops with the involvement of the communities in the area and planting native local trees involving local people (the number of trees is not mentioned in the sources). The objective in planting trees was to establish a forestation process applicable to the area, considering local species and climatic conditions (1,2).
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
6. Evaluation and learning
7. Sources
Please specify other source of non-financial contribution
NGO (2)
