This component of the project focusses on the establishment of community-managed nature-based enterprises that are sustainable. The process involves various activities geared towards establishing commercially viable, ecologically feasible, socially acceptable nature-based enterprises.

Some of the anticipated outputs include:

1. Strengthened value chains and market access of the commercially viable goods and services produced by the communities
2. Technical and administrative support to the communities in establishing viable enterprises based on their prioritized EbA practices
3. Capacity development and training to the communities and extension officers in areas such as business management and accounting skills for successful running and operating of businesses
4. Promoting increased local, regional and national investment in natural resource base management, through the identification of commercially viable nature-based goods and services

Achievements in line with Nature-based enterprise development:

1.  Market Analysis and Development (MAD) guide and enterprises governance to guide on ways to run and manage enterprises.
2. Development of Natural Resources enterprises guideline and training of trainers on good governance of practices for their effective running