Restoring Zambia’s Miombo Forests, Rebuilding Livelihoods, Upgrading food systems: Lessons from a Stakeholder Consultation in Lusaka and Ndola

Hosted by the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the consultation brought together a cross-section of actors – from senior government officials and researchers to farmers, community leaders, private sector innovators, and development partners. Together, we set out to co-develop an intervention that does more than plant trees. Our goal: to catalyze real, lasting change across Zambia’s forested landscapes – particularly in the Copperbelt and Northwestern Provinces – by aligning environmental restoration with economic opportunity and social inclusion.