Natural Resources Development Foundation (NRDF)

 

The Natural Resource Development Foundation (NRDF) is a local NGO, which was established in 2003 to address the problem of the ongoing exploitation of forests resources by foreign logging companies. For more than seven years the organization has promoted and supported, with success, Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) by landowners, as an alternative to large scale destructive forest harvesting. Through practical interventions almost 24,000 hectare of unlogged forest, divided over 6 project areas, is under sustainable management. Parts of these areas are strictly conserved as unique rainforest reserves. The total population in these project areas is around 8,500 who are directly and indirectly benefiting from the projects and programmes initiated and established. Besides Sustainable Forest Management & sawmilling, the organization is also active in forest conservation, forest restoration & reforestation, livelihood projects, training and capacity building and last but not least in supporting landowners in their legal fights against illegal logging operations.

 

Snapshots of March 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Maintenance and monitoring of replanting sites in Vella Lavella

 

2. Newly painted NRDF canoe with the text: "forest for life". Ready for the new campaign visits.

 

3. Consultant John Sasabule coaches Sawmill manager Jerry Rapuko (GGFP) in financial management.