Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Improved Community and Ecological Resilience for the Guassa Community Conservation Area

Grantee Name: Frankfurt Zoological Society - U.S., Inc.

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Ethiopia
Amount: $149,213
Dates: Dec 2013 – Dec 2016
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Livelihoods

Work to strengthen the conservation and management of rare and endangered species of fauna and flora, including endemic and globally significant biodiversity, within the Guassa Community Conservation Area of Ethiopia.

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.