Benoit Rivard

I work on issues related to forest carbon, REDD, and climate change adaptation.
I am also the Malawi Country Manager for LTSM Chitukuko (a subsidiary of LTSI)

[Tiyeni @TiyeniFarming]

Land pegging using an A-frame; to hold soil and water in the field. #Malawi #Training #ClimateAction

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

World's largest floating solar farm has started generating power in Huainan, East China's Anhui province.
Area is coal rich but shifting!

[Biodiversity Challenge Funds @UKBCFs]

Find out how D+ funding, sheep poop & native seeds are being used to address soil erosion in the Falkland Islands https://t.co/jK8B4ufhHN

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

A pleasant read for anyone interested in biodiversity. Great work, team! https://t.co/Je2C8aEbVN

[Biodiversity Challenge Funds @UKBCFs]

We are happy to launch our most recent newsletter, themed on #sustainabletourism - go here to read! https://t.co/ZurWcZmBKe

[Biodiversity Challenge Funds @UKBCFs]

Today's #DarwinWorkshop kicks off with new projects developing their Monitoring and Evaluation plans! @ZSLconservation @FaunaFloraInt

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

@LTSI_Lesley Congratulations!

[Laurie Goering @lauriegoering]

In big crackdown, #Malawi jails 35 illegal loggers seized in national park https://t.co/rGohu9gX63 #deforestation #Africa @JeffreyBarbee

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

The data collection team for the ECRP final evaluation is ready to go! #Malawi #Resilience @UKinMalawi @LTS_Int

[African Arguments @africaarguments]

"Today's model of #electionobservation is decades out of date. I should know. I helped design it. In 1980." https://t.co/1tANoHTgFP

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

Illegal logging in #Malawi: can clean cooking stoves save its forests? https://t.co/f3q9M1vLUI

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

5/ Over 180 CECFs already rolled out, distributed MKW 63 million to date. Over 90% Village CECFs have over 95% loan repayment.

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

4/ CECF addresses 'dependency culture' in Malawi, creates a sustainable revolving fund and increases climate resilience.

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

3/ Communities manage the fund themselves. Only those active in implementation can borrow from their village CECF.

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

2/ CECF is an enhanced Village Savings & Loan scheme linked to micro-catchment management plan with indicators developed by communities.

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

Community Environmental Conservation Fund in the #Shire to incentivise catchment management. Implemented by @MottMacDonald and @LTS_Int

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

#Shire River provides 98% of Malawi's electricity, along with water for cities, irrigation and Elephant Marsh.

[Akwasi Sarpong ����️ @akwasisarpong]

#Malawi minister fired over 'maizegate' scandal https://t.co/JimHk5pTip

[Benoit Rivard @ltsi_benoit]

Good turnout both days so far at the 5th annual #Shire River Basin Stakeholders Conference. Theme is integrated water resource management

[World Bank Group Climate and Environment @WBG_ClimateEnv]

This free online tool can help identify sites for #solar power generation virtually anywhere in the world instantly: https://t.co/3OKrl9qNhB

[African Arguments @africaarguments]

#Malawi faces toughest, most high-profile trial yet in #Cashgate scandal https://t.co/4pQ4ySUKr4 #Banda #Mphwiyo