Enabling Protected Area Status for Grand Police on Mahe, Seychelles
Grantee Name: MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY SEYCHELLES
- Hotspot
- Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
- Location
- Seychelles
- Amount
- $74,340
- Dates
- Mar 2018 – Jul 2019
- Keywords
- Community-based conservation, Freshwater, Geographic Information Systems, Habitat conservation and management, Protected Areas
Build on a previous CEPF small grant which enabled a full biodiversity assessment of the Grand Police wetland area, a site for which development of a resort and marina was initially planned. The biological assessment demonstrated the importance of the site and resulted in government commitment to protect area. The project will enable urgent action for interim protection of site against dumping and poaching, and in parallel work with the government and local communities to prepare all the documentation for the nomination of the site as a Protected Area.
1 Empower local communities to protect and manage biodiversity in priority key biodiversity areas.
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