By eliminating unwarranted opening of new land for farming, indiscriminate cutting of trees and bushfires, woodlands are regenerating, wild mushrooms can be harvested again and small wildlife like bushbucks are returning. Tortoises and snakes including the much feared black mamba cobras are reoccupying their original habitats. The degraded environment and soil health is improving. But by far the most important and lasting success is the change in the mind-set of Mutseta villagers who have embraced biodiversity conservation, management and sustainable utilization of land as a way of guaranteeing availability of these resources to future generations. An agreed and signed constitution governing the collective management of the village natural resources bears testimony to this.