March Associates was contracted by the BioCarbon Partners (BCP) in 2024 to undertake the Baseline Social Monitoring Survey (SMS) for the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation Plus (REDD+) Projects – Kafue Zambezi Community Forest Project (KZCFP) in 16 districts of Western Province of Zambia. Survey activities included review and adaptation of the questionnaires, development of the qualitative interview guides, training of research assistants, quantitative data collection involving 4,112 sampled households and qualitative interviews, data analysis and report writing.
