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Community-Initiated Red Panda Conservation Project in Northeast Region of Sankhuwasabha District in Eastern Nepal, Himalaya
Grantee Name: 
The East Foundation
HOTSPOT
Himalaya
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$45,183
DATES
Sep 2009
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Mar 2011
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Himalaya
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$45,183
DATES
Sep 2009
-
Mar 2011

Improve red panda conservation through the increased involvement of communities in the Makalu Barun area of Nepal. This includes community capacity building, incorporation of red panda conservation into community forest operation plans, scientific and community-based surveys to identify red panda priority areas and promotion of conservation-friendly livelihood opportunities.

Strategic Direction: 2 Secure the conservation of priority site outcomes (key biodiversity areas) in the eastern Himalayas with a particular emphasis on the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex, Kangchenjunga-Singalila Complex, and North Ban