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Implementation of a Special Protection System Based on Strategic Alliances with Civil Society and Organizations in the Eastern Sector of Laguna del Tigre National Park and its Surrounding Biological Corridor

Grantee Name: Wildlife Conservation Society

Hotspot
Mesoamerica
Location
Guatemala
Amount
$275,636
Dates
Feb 2005 – Apr 2008
Keywords
Fire management, Protected Areas

Protect core areas of Laguna del Tigre from forest fires and new colonization during the upcoming dry season. This grant complements efforts by the Government of Guatemala through support to local civil society for forest fire prevention and control, park patrolling, and biological monitoring.

Strategic Direction :

3 Support priority conservation actions in three priority key biodiversity areas

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