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Community-Based Conservation in Xonnabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR

Grantee Name: Eld's Deer Community Conservation Group in Ban Sanamxai Village

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Amount
$19,243
Dates
Oct 2012 – Oct 2013
Keywords
Awareness, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Livelihoods, Protected Areas, Species Conservation, Tourism
Maintain a sustainable interest in Eld's deer conservation among the local communities through development of community-based eco-tourism as a sustainable financing source for the Eld's deer conservation. Enhance awareness and capacity through strengthened enforcement and participatory monitoring. The project is an addition to the CEPF large grant project to WWF Lao PDR on the species after its completion in April 2013.
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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