Poor management of the land over the years resulted in a series of problems. Cattle were not herded and grazing management was poor; livestock were overgrazing parts of the veld leading to bare lands and loss of biodiversity. The lands were badly degraded and exposed to persistent soil erosion, leaving gullies and infertile soils. The project created a platform where community members could meet, developing opportunities for collective and inclusive dialogue towards sustainable community resource management. The project has resulted in an improvement of the quality of the land and biodiversity. New plant species that had been considered lost in the area are now growing and some streams and water sources that had dried up have started to flow most of the season.