Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Large crane shoveling dirt. — Road construction within a protected area, Vietnam.

© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Balancing Conservation and Development in the Northern Highlands Limestone through Policy Dialogue, Capacity Development and Regional Planning: Phase I

Grantee Name: International Union for Conservation of Nature

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Viet Nam
Amount: $99,469
Dates: Jul 2009 – Dec 2010
Keywords: Biodiversity mainstreaming, Geographic Information Systems, Land use planning

Mainstream biodiversity into development planning in the Northern Highlands Limestone Corridor by identifying policy issues and options and initiating dialogue between local government and relevant stakeholders on alternative development scenarios in two pilot provinces, building relationships with local government and civil society in three other provinces, and enhancing the role of a local research center as a regional information hub.

Strategic Direction : 3 Engage key actors in reconciling biodiversity conservation and development objectives, with a particular emphasis on the Northern Limestone Highlands and Mekong River and its major tributaries

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Balancing Conservation and Development in the Northern Highlands Limestone through Policy Dialogue, Capacity Development and Regional Planning: Phase I

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