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Improving Ecosystem Management and Livelihoods around Mt. Egon in Flores, Indonesia

Grantee Name: Yayasan Wahana Tani Mandiri

Hotspot
Wallacea
Location
Indonesia
Amount
$93,154
Dates
Apr 2016 – Apr 2018
Keywords
Agroforestry, Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Livelihoods

Organize community-based forest management groups in the Mt. Egon area in the western part of Flores, Indonesia, and work with them to get formal government-issued forest-use permits. The project will give the communities in this Key Biodiversity Area greater "ownership" and incentive to practice sustainable forestry and livelihood activities.

Strategic Direction :

3 Support sustainable natural resource management by communities in priority sites and corridors

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