Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

FORCERT Team in December 2019.

© FORCERT (Forests for Certain: Forests for Life!)

Community Conservation in Cape Saint George Key Biodiversity Area, Papua New Guinea

Grantee Name: FORCERT - Forests for Certain; Forests for Life!

Hotspot: East Melanesian Islands
Location: Papua New Guinea
Amount: $75,671
Dates: Jun 2019 – Dec 2021
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Gender, Indigenous People, Land use planning, Legal support

Prepare participatory land-use and community development plan for five communities in the Cape Saint George KBA to prevent lands conversion to oil palm and logging. This grant also includes environmental legal training, strengthening Ward development plans, public education on the Beck’s Petrel, community-level conservation monitoring, health education, and institutional strengthening.

Strategic Direction : 2 Integrate biodiversity conservation into local land-use and development planning