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Integrated Mangrove Forest Management and Livelihoods in Nigeria
Grantee Name: 
United Purpose
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$143,944
DATES
Jul 2018
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Jun 2021
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$143,944
DATES
Jul 2018
-
Jun 2021

Support 15 communities to carry out sustainable forest management and livelihoods practices by increasing awareness on mangrove, supporting Sustainable Community Forest Management Plans, building the capacity of a Community-Based Organization dedicated to mangrove conservation, increasing profitability and sustainability of agricultural livelihood activities as viable alternatives to ecosystem depletion, regenerating depleted forests, and establishing woodlots for sustainable firewood harvesting.

Strategic Direction: 1 Empower local communities to engage in sustainable management of 40 priority sites and consolidate ecological connectivity at the landscape scale