Consolidation of the Conservation Actions and Management of Biodiversity in Cerro Silva and Punta Gorda Reserves
Grantee Name: Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense
- Hotspot
- Mesoamerica
- Location
- Nicaragua
- Amount
- $293,784
- Dates
- May 2009 – Oct 2012
- Keywords
- Indigenous People, Land tenure, Livelihoods, Landscape Resilience
Consolidate the conservation results achieved by earlier CEPF grants in protected areas of Southeast Nicaragua, with a focus on Cerro Silva and Punta Gorda. Activities focus on promoting agreement between stakeholders (particularly between mestizo and Rama-Kriol indigenous communities) on environmental, development and land tenure policies. The project will also consolidates initiatives for the conservation and sustainable use of the Southeast reserves system and promote financial sustainability of these initiatives.
5 Consolidation
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