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Two men tending to plants on ground in nursery.
Robinson Nursery in Mauritius.
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ASTIRIA - Cooperation Programme for the Conservation of Threatened Flora in Mauritius and Rodrigues Islands
Grantee Name: 
Arche aux Plantes
HOTSPOT
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$161,795
DATES
Apr 2016
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Sep 2019
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$161,795
DATES
Apr 2016
-
Sep 2019

Work in close relationship with Mauritius partners, including the National Parks and Conservation Service and the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, to set up a knowledge management system on the Mauritian flora that could inform decision-makers from the government, private sector and civil society. Introduce partners to the model of multistakeholder institutions set up in France for plant conservation called "Conservatoires Botaniques." The project will include a field component: the reintroduction in the wild of rare and endangered plants that have been safeguarded by the Conservatoire Botanique de Brest since the 1970s.

Strategic Direction: 3 Strengthen civil society capacity at local and regional levels through training, exchanges and regional cooperation.