USAID/Malawi-funded Protecting Ecosystems and Restoring Forests in Malawi Project (PERFORM)
Protecting Ecosystems and Restoring Forests in Malawi (PERFORM) is a five-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Tetra Tech, in association with five subcontractors: Total LandCare, the Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy, Michigan State University, Winrock International, and the World Resources Institute. To improve livelihoods in Malawi, PERFORM promotes forest conservation and green growth, while working to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forestry land use and to strengthen climate resilience.
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Malawi recognizes the threat of IAS to biodiversity. It is therefore implementing a project called “Enhancing Sustainability of Protected Area Systems and Stabilising Agro-Production in Adjoining Areas through Improved IAS Management” also known as “Invasive Alien Species Management Project” in Rumphi, Chitipa, Mulanje and Phalombe districts with funding the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through United Nations Environment (UN Environment).
TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ASSESSMENT (TNA) PROJECT
Malawi amongst other 23 countries, mainly Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, joined phase III of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Globally it is being coordinated by UNEP-DTU Partnership. In Malawi, the project is being coordinated by Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining (MoNREM).
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