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Enhancing Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Community-Based Ecotourism Development of Mount Guna, Ethiopia

Grantee Name: University of Gondar

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Ethiopia
Amount
$20,000
Dates
Feb 2016 – Feb 2017
Keywords
Awareness, Livelihoods, Tourism

Further strengthen the conservation efforts being made by previous grantees at Mt. Guna in Ethiopia by creating awareness programs, strengthening the sense of ownership by the local community, promoting community-based ecotourism and coordinating different sectors dealing with resource utilization and management.

Strategic Direction :

1 Mainstream biodiversity into wider development policies, plans and projects to deliver the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation, improved local livelihoods and economic development in priority corridors.

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