PADIC-Africa
Panacea For Developmental & Infrastructural Challenges For Africa Initiative
Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
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PADIC-Africa is a non-governmental organisation based in Calabar, Nigeria working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, community development +1 more.
PADIC-Africa, formerly known as DEVCON, is a registered non-governmental organisation based in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It works with rural, forest-dependent communities across Cross River State, including the Afi forest area and the Ekuri, Iko and Okpon forest bloc. Its work covers community forestry and land use planning, forest protection and biodiversity conservation, community nurseries and forest regeneration, Eco-Guard patrols, livelihoods such as agroforestry and cassava processing, ecotourism at Rhoko Camp, and institutional strengthening of community organisations. The organisation reports reaching over 35,000 people and supporting the protection of around 80,000 hectares of community-managed forest.
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Community Based Action to Save Iko-Esai Rhoko Forest
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Nigeria
Community forest management in Iko-Esai, including a land use plan with by-laws, Eco-Guard enforcement, primate habitat protection and community nurseries for forest regeneration, supported by CEPF.
Enhancing Iko-Esai Community Forest Management Strategy
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Nigeria
Community forest management strategy in Iko-Esai, including agroforestry, bush mango and cocoa integration, and sustainable livelihoods, supported by FAO and Swedish Cooperation.
Livelihoods and agro-processing
Poverty & Hunger · Nigeria
Supports women in cassava processing with semi-mechanised equipment and promotes forest-based value chains such as bush mango, cocoa and non-timber forest products.
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Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF), FAO, Swedish Cooperation
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