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Enhancing the Understanding of the Gishwati Natural Forest Ecosystem and Local Support to its Conservation

Grantee Name: Forest of Hope Association

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Rwanda
Amount: $20,000
Dates: Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
Keywords: Awareness, Communication, Livelihoods, Protected Areas

FHA is working to produce a tourism guidebook that will help to communicate the beauty and importance of Gishwasti Forest. They will also train local community handcraft associations on how to improve their tourism products so that they can boost revenues.

Strategic Direction : 2 Improve the protection and management of the KBA network throughout the hotspot.

Project Resources:

Guidebook: Gishwati-Mukura National Park

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Enhancing the Understanding of the Gishwati Natural Forest Ecosystem and Local Support to its Conservation

Project Resources:

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