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Identifying and Protecting Important Habitat for the Fiji Mastiff Bat and the Banks Flying Fox in Vanuatu

Grantee Name: Vanuatu Environmental Science Society

Hotspot
East Melanesian Islands
Location
Vanuatu
Amount
$86,628
Dates
Mar 2020 – Dec 2021
Keywords
Awareness, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Indigenous People, Species Conservation
Conduct field work to identify vital habitat for the Fiji Mastiff bat and work with communities to plan and implement conservation actions. This grant also will implement follow up conservation actions with communities to protect the Banks Flying Fox, contribute to a national plan of action for microbats, establish a national library of bat calls, and build capacity of Vanuatu conservatists in bat surveying and monitoring.
Strategic Direction : 3 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by addressing major threats and information gaps

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