Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Integrated Mangrove Forest Management and Livelihoods in Nigeria

Grantee Name: United Purpose

Hotspot: Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location: Nigeria
Amount: $143,944
Dates: Jun 2018 – Jun 2021
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Fisheries, Land use planning, Livelihoods, Monitoring and evaluation, Restoration, Ecosystem resilience

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