Projet OLOH : One Limpopo One Health

With the gradual reintroduction of wildlife into the PNL and the increasing effects of climate change, competition between livestock and wildlife for water resources and grazing land has intensified, against a backdrop of growing food insecurity for local populations, linked to restrictions on access to resources and the ban on hunting in the park. Today, it is essential to develop economic and livelihood opportunities for communities (agriculture, livestock breeding), to prevent them from turning to unsustainable exploitation of natural resources and poaching activities. 
 

The OLOH project is organized around 4 complementary technical pillars, aimed at fostering agricultural and livestock development, sustainable natural resource management and socio-community development in the Mabalane and Massingir districts. They are as follows :

• Identify community development activities in the area around the park in a participatory and integrated manner;
• Improve the sustainability of livestock farming through a "One Health" approach, integrating human, animal and ecosystem health issues;
• Improve climate change resilience of vulnerable families and empower women;
• Improve community participation in natural resource management by revitalizing community management committees.

The project will increase the sustainability of livestock systems through integrated land management and natural resource protection interventions, and by reducing the risks associated with increased contact with wildlife. The project's complementary support for agricultural activities will strengthen adaptation to climate change and maintain a resilient economy based on women's empowerment.