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Decreased Local Human Pressure in the Usuthu-Tembe-Futi and the Lubombo Conservancy Goba Transfrontier Conservation Areas of Mozambique and Swaziland

Grantee Name: CESVI ONLUS

Hotspot
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
Location
Mozambique, Swaziland
Amount
$99,998
Dates
Feb 2014 – Dec 2014
Keywords
Biodiversity mainstreaming, Buffer zones, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Land use planning, Networks, Protected Areas, Employment, Governance
Consolidate multiple CEPF-funded efforts in southern Mozambique, particularly the area of Goba on the Mozambique-Swaziland border. Work will focus on improving access to economic benefits through tourism-related activities, improved capacity of non-governmental organizations and public agencies in the region, cross-border cooperation between civil society groups (particularly those of the Lubombo Conservancy in Swaziland), and coordination of the "Consorcio ambiental do Futi" and other CEPF partners in Mozambique.
Strategic Direction : 1 Strengthen protection and management in undercapacitated and emerging protected areas in 3 priority key biodiversity areas

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