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Forest Diversified Restoration in Fonds-Melon River Basin

Grantee Name: Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières

Hotspot
Caribbean Islands
Location
Haiti
Amount
$261,092
Dates
Jun 2012 – Feb 2015
Keywords
Reforestation, Research, Landscape Resilience

Mainstream biodiversity conservation in a broader development agenda in the Fonds-Melon area of Haiti. The grant will produce a wide biodiversity assessment in this productive landscape, and support local communities in designing and implementing several activities in favor of biodiversity, including simple management measures for broadleaf forest remnants, species enrichment, and reforestation of local endemic species. Sustainable mechanisms will be sought, in particular innovative payment for ecosystem services pilot schemes.

Strategic Direction :

2 Integrate biodiversity conservation into landscape and development planning and implementation in six conservation corridors

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