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Bulawayo's Sustainable Cities Integrated Programme — GEF-Backed Urban Forest & Wetland Restoration

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 77% 33/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Zimbabwe's GEF-backed Sustainable Cities Integrated Programme targets 1,931 ha of forest and 39 ha of wetland restoration in Bulawayo, with a stated 919,444-tonne CO2 mitigation goal, funded by a ~US$19.4M GEF package delivered with FAO and Zimbabwe's government.

19.4 USD million
Total GEF funding package (Zimbabwe)
1,931 ha
Forest restoration target, Bulawayo
39 ha
Wetland restoration target, Bulawayo
919,444 tonnes
Stated CO2 mitigation target
Bulawayo's Sustainable Cities Integrated Programme — GEF-Backed Urban Forest & Wetland Restoration

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Zimbabwe Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife / Environmental Management Agency, with FAO and the GEF-managed Sustainable Cities Integrated Programme
Period
2024–ongoing
Keywords
urban forestry, wetland restoration, climate mitigation, agroforestry

Context

Zimbabwe is one of 20 countries in the GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program (SCIP), a World Bank-managed platform for nature-positive urban development. Zimbabwe's chapter launched October 2024, targeting Harare and Bulawayo, implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife with FAO technical support.

Objectives

Restore 1,931 ha of forest and 39 ha of wetland in Bulawayo, expand agroforestry, and mitigate 919,444 tonnes of CO2.

Results

At the time of reporting the programme was still at planning stage: next steps were to establish a steering committee and detailed implementation plans; no results yet published.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Very high (> €5M)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, Environmental Management Agency, FAO technical advisors

Conditions for success

  • establishing a steering committee and detailed implementation plans
  • sustained GEF/World Bank disbursement

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