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Assessing the Feasibility of Sustainable Financing Mechanisms in Bahoruco Oriental

Grantee Name: Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano

Hotspot
Caribbean Islands
Location
Dominican Republic
Amount
$19,720
Dates
Feb 2012 – Mar 2013
Keywords
Conservation finance

Evaluate and identify the feasibility of developing sustainable financing mechanisms to improve biodiversity conservation in Bahoruco Oriental, Dominican Republic. This includes engaging key stakeholders and authorities with the issues that affect biodiversity and ecosystem integrity in the area and environs; identifying key ecosystem service benefits, beneficiaries and suppliers; drafting a report outlining the feasibility of implementing local and global ecosystem markets in Bahoruco Oriental; and creating an action plan with recommendations for developing those mechanisms that are deemed feasible.

Strategic Direction :

1 Improve protection and management of 45 priority key biodiversity areas

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