Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Two men wearing hard hats inside a cave, looking at specimen. — FFI invertebrate survey in a Myanmar cave.

© Dr. Joerg Dreybrodt

Mainstreaming Karst Biodiversity Conservation into Policies, Plans and Business Practices in Myanmar

Grantee Name: Fauna & Flora International

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Myanmar
Amount: $149,920
Dates: Sep 2014 – Dec 2016
Keywords: Biodiversity mainstreaming, Community-based conservation, Extractive industries, Habitat conservation and management, Policy/law, Private sector, Tourism

Mainstream the conservation of karst biodiversity into policies, plans and business practices in Myanmar, by identifying priority sites for karst conservation in Shan State and Tanintharyi Region; preparing recommendations, guidelines and policy briefs for mainstreaming karst biodiversity into the cement and tourism sectors; piloting best practices for limestone quarries; introducing community-based cave management; and raising awareness of karst biodiversity values.

Strategic Direction : 6 Engage key actors in mainstreaming biodiversity, communities and livelihoods into development planning in the priority corridors