Philanthropic Landscape Restoration
The Sunkoshi Basin Restoration Project (SBRP) is a 257,770+ hectare (ha) forest restoration initiative in the Midhills region of Nepal. The holistic restoration program is a coordinated effort to build capacity and improve equity within Community Forest User Groups as they develop and implement management plans that improve outcomes for biodiversity and livelihoods.
Project Overview
Restoration in this area will improve biodiversity outcomes and equity in community forest management while creating co-benefits for natural disaster risk reduction and livelihoods.
Our approach to landscape restoration in this region includes:
Since 2015, Eden has partnered with Community Forest User Groups in the area of interest to restore degraded land and support agroforestry initiatives. This work has brought over 2,000 hectares of land under landscape restoration, and improved the implementation of 7 CFUG management plans.
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
ANTICIPATED IMPACT
Through collaboration with Community Forest User Groups to restore degraded forests in the Sunkoshi Basin, we will support improved outcomes for biodiversity, disaster risk reduction, and improved ecosystem function. Over the next 15 years, Eden’s anticipates substantial benefits for people and planet, including:
With your support, we can generate a transformative global impact that fosters community well-being, mitigates climate change, and conserves natural habitats. Join us, and together we will restore environmental degradation, helping ensure a thriving world for all.
