Medicinal Plants
Documenting, protecting, and multiplying rare medicinal plants used by herbal practitioners for generations.
Community Project
Agbado-Ekiti: Restoring the "Forest of Thousands of Herbs".
Our flagship community-based biodiversity conservation project demonstrates how local action creates lasting environmental and social change.
Project overview
27 hectares of forest, restored with the community.
The Agbado-Ekiti community project is restoring 27 hectares of degraded forest back toward a near-natural state while empowering local residents with sustainable forest management skills.
Project goals
- Restore degraded forest ecosystem and biodiversity
- Preserve indigenous medicinal plant knowledge
- Train community members in sustainable practices
- Create nature-based livelihood opportunities
27 ha
Forest area restored
200+
Community members trained
The Forest of Thousands of Herbs
Restoring an ecosystem and its cultural heritage.
Agbado-Ekiti's forest has been known for generations as a repository of medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge.
Community Knowledge
Preserving indigenous knowledge about plant uses, forest management, and sustainable harvesting practices.
Forest Enrichment
Planting indigenous trees, improving soil health, and creating habitat for native wildlife species.
Community training
Capacity built with the community.
Our approach centres on empowering local residents with the knowledge and skills needed for long-term forest stewardship.
Training programmes
- Sustainable forest management techniques
- Indigenous tree propagation and planting
- Medicinal plant identification and conservation
- Agroforestry integration practices
- Community-based natural resource management
Who participates
- Farmers and agroforesters
- Traditional herbal practitioners
- Women's groups and cooperatives
- Youth environmental leaders
- Community leaders and elders
Project timeline
Replicable, evidence-driven, ongoing.
The Agbado-Ekiti model can be adapted to other communities facing similar forest degradation challenges.
- 2020Project launch
- 2020–2022Community training
- 2021–2023Forest restoration
- 2023+Ongoing monitoring
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