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Group of young people standing in mangrove.
Efut Ifako community members preparing for mangrove forest demarcation.
© Obongha Oguni, 2021
Community-Based Participatory Sustainable Forest Management Action in Nigeria
Grantee Name: 
Non-Governmental Organization Coalition for Environment
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$29,954
DATES
Sep 2021
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Apr 2022
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$29,954
DATES
Sep 2021
-
Apr 2022

Establish the delineation of 30 hectares of mangrove forest as community conserved areas and strengthen local capacity to sustainably manage. Restore local biodiversity and increase carbon sequestration through improved conservation of mangrove forests by developing Participatory Land Use Plans for four communities in Odukpani Local Government Area in Cross River State.

Strategic Direction: 1 Empower local communities to engage in sustainable management of 40 priority sites and consolidate ecological connectivity at the landscape scale