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Economic and Ecological Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Karavasta Lagoon

Grantee Name: Agro-Environmental & Economic Management Center

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Albania
Amount
$19,987
Dates
Dec 2013 – Nov 2014
Keywords
Livelihoods, Monitoring and evaluation, Water management, Landscape Resilience
Assess the economic and ecological values of ecosystem services in the Karavasta Lagoon in Albania, and once identified, promote alternative livelihoods in traditional fishing and agricultural local communities. Promote the importance of biodiversity and natural heritage and its contribution to the sustainable socioeconomic development of the area.
Strategic Direction : 2 Establish the sustainable management of water catchments and the wise use of water resources with a focus on the priority corridors of the (1) Atlas Mountains, (2) Taurus Mountains, (3) Orontes Valley and Lebanon Mountai

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