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Birds flying overhead, brown mountains in background.
Green-winged teal.
© O. Langrand

Awareness of the Local Communities and Hunters About the Importance of Wetlands and Waterbirds

Grantee Name: Libyan Society for Birds

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Libya
Amount
$19,960
Dates
Sep 2013 – Dec 2015
Keywords
Awareness, Hunting, Youth

Raise awareness about the importance of key biodiversity areas (KBAs) and their protection, particularly around Ain Alghazalah and Toubrouk in Libya. The target groups include hunters, Imams, relevant stakeholders and an environmental club that will be created in two schools around the KBAs.

Strategic Direction :

1 Promote civil society involvement in Integrated Coastal Zone Management to minimize the negative effects of coastal development in three priority corridors (Southwest Balkans, Cyrenaican Peninsula, and Mountains, Plateau

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