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Conserving Biodiversity in Damani Wetlands Reserve, Ngobe Buglé Indigenous Territory
Grantee Name: 
Centro de Estudios y Acción Social Panameño
HOTSPOT
Mesoamerica
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$79,548
DATES
Oct 2004
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Dec 2006
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Mesoamerica
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$79,548
DATES
Oct 2004
-
Dec 2006

Increase local capacity to manage the Damani Wetlands Reserve, a 24,000-hectare area located within the Ngobe-Bugle indigenous territory along Panama’s Caribbean coast. The grant supports the collection of baseline biological and resource use data, development of a zoning scheme, establishment of a community group of park guards, and increased environmental awareness within the Ngobe- Bugle territory of the importance of the wetlands.

Strategic Direction: 4 Support improved management of key protected areas