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UNDP EQUATOR INITIATIVE CASE STUDY SERIESLocal and indigenous communities across the world are advancing innovative sustainable development solutions that workfor people and for nature. Few publications or case studies tell the full story of how such initiatives evolve, the breadth oftheir impacts, or how they change over time. Fewer still have undertaken to tell these stories with community practitionersthemselves guiding the narrative.To mark its 10-year anniversary, the Equator Initiative aims to fill this gap. The following case study is one in a growing seriesthat details the work of Equator Prize winners – vetted and peer-reviewed best practices in community-based environmentalconservation and sustainable livelihoods. These cases are intended to inspire the policy dialogue needed to take local successto scale, to improve the global knowledge base on local environment and development solutions, and to serve as models forreplication. Case studies are best viewed and understood with reference to ‘The Power of Local Action: Lessons from 10 Years ofthe Equator Prize’, a compendium of lessons learned and policy guidance that draws from the case material.Click on the map to visit the Equator Initiative’s searchable case study database.EditorsEditor-in-Chief:Managing Editor:Contributing Editors:Joseph CorcoranOliver HughesDearbhla Keegan, Matthew Konsa, Erin Lewis, Whitney WildingContributing WritersEdayatu Abieodun Lamptey, Erin Atwell, Toni Blackman, Jonathan Clay, Joseph Corcoran, Larissa Currado, Sarah Gordon, Oliver Hughes,Wen-Juan Jiang, Sonal Kanabar, Dearbhla Keegan, Matthew Konsa, Rachael Lader, Patrick Lee, Erin Lewis, Jona Liebl, Mengning Ma,Mary McGraw, Gabriele Orlandi, Brandon Payne, Juliana Quaresma, Peter Schecter, Martin Sommerschuh, Whitney Wilding, Luna WuDesignOliver Hughes, Dearbhla Keegan, Matthew Konsa, Amy Korngiebel, Kimberly Koserowski, Erin Lewis, John Mulqueen, Lorena de la Parra,Brandon Payne, Mariajosé Satizábal G.AcknowledgementsThe Equator Initiative acknowledges with gratitude Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), and in particular the guidance andinputs of Dale Lewis, Ruth Nabuyanda, and Japhet Seulu. All photo credits courtesy of COMACO. Maps courtesy of CIA World Factbookand Wikipedia.Suggested CitationUnited Nations Development Programme. 2012. Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), Zambia. Equator Initiative Case StudySeries. New York, NY.
COMMUNITY MARKETS FORCONSERVATION (COMACO)ZambiaPROJECT SUMMARYZambia’s Luangwa Valley is the setting for a pioneeringinitiative that is transforming the local economy and reducinghuman pressures wildlife. Led by the Wildlife ConservationSociety, Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO)has brought about substantial livelihoods and conservationbenefits through a producer group model of collectivelearning, reaching more than 40,000 farming householdswith training in conservation farming techniques.Farmers are invited to become COMACO members in returnfor adopting a package of eco-agriculture and organicfarming techniques that both reduce the environmentalimpact of farming and drastically improve agricultural yields.COMACO purchases farm commodities through a networkof depots and collection centres, alleviating transport costsand guaranteeing a premium for organic produce throughthe payment of an annual dividend to member farmers.The initiative has been particularly successful in convertingpoachers to farmers.KEY FACTSEQUATOR PRIZE WINNER: 2008FOUNDED: 2003LOCATION: Luangwa Valley, ZambiaBENEFICIARIES: more than 40,000 rural householdsBIODIVERSITY: North and South Luangwa National ParksTABLE OF CONTENTSBackground and Context 4Key Activities and Innovations 6Biodiversity Impacts 8Socioeconomic Impacts 9Policy Impacts 12Sustainability 13Replication 14Partners 143
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