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ODEB-organized workshop at Kibira Key Biodiversity Area, Burundi.
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Improved Protection of Kibira National Park by Increasing Civil Society's Accountability

Grantee Name: Organisation pour la Défense de l'Environnement au Burundi

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Burundi
Amount
$9,769
Dates
Jul 2014 – Oct 2014
Keywords
Capacity building, Networks, Protected Areas

Based on a social map produced by Resilience Now in a parallel project, the Organisation pour la défense de l'environnement au Burundi (ODEB) will identify and approach all local conservation and development groups around Kibira National Park, one of the priority key biodiversity areas (KBAs) in Burundi. ODEB will assess their capacities and capacity needs, and will organize a training workshop to fill some of the gaps. The workshop will also be used to exchange experiences and create new networks of civil society organizations working in and around the KBA.

Strategic Direction :

3 Initiate and support sustainable financing and related actions for the conservation of priority KBAs and corridors.

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