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Inauguration of a community pigsty in Guinea, set up to compensate for losses on bushmeat trade
Inauguration of a community pigsty in Guinea, set up to compensate for losses on bushmeat trade
© Pierre Carret

Consolidating and Learning from Livelihood Interventions in Support of Biodiversity Conservation and Management at Nimba Mountain (Guinea), Sapo National Park (Liberia) and Tiwai Island (Sierra Leone)

Grantee Name: Fauna & Flora International

Hotspot
Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Amount
$249,393
Dates
Nov 2008 – Sep 2011
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Hunting, Livelihoods, Tourism, Wildlife trade

Consolidate achievements from the first phase of CEPF funding of the Tiwai Island Tourism initiative in Sierra Leone and the Nimba Hunting and Bushmeat Initiative in Guinea and scale these up in Seringbara and Zoo around Nimba and the most appropriate locations in the Upper Guinean Forests. Document successful interventions in pilot community-based organizations and define the potential for introducing well-researched livelihood activities as alternatives to bushmeat hunting and trade.

Strategic Direction :

6 Consolidation

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