"Volunteers in Mali work with communities to reverse the effects of desertification through reforestation, agroforestry and environmental education programs, but most importantly, through the development of village-based natural resource management plans.
The NRM program in Mali is designed around the corner stones of sustainability - economics, ecology, and society.
- Economics: Volunteers educate individuals and associations about the importance of sustainable resource use, raising their capacity to generate income while protecting their resource base
- Ecology: Volunteers enable communities to evaluate the current status and threats to their natural resource base, raising their capacity to design and implement appropriate strategies to restore and preserve their natural resources.
- Society: Volunteers seek to understand local traditions and indigenous technical knowledge systems in order to inspire culturally appropriate innovation and empower underrepresented groups (women and children) to become participants in NRM.
NRM Volunteers are essentially extension agents who work with local communities and individuals in reforestation, soil conservation, forest management, and/or environmental education efforts. Volunteers are assigned to work with the Malian government's 'Forest and Environmental Service' and other Malian organizations involved in integrated rural development efforts."
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