Management Planning and Assessment for Three Key Biodiversity Areas in Vanuatu

Grantee Name: BirdLife International

Hotspot: East Melanesian Islands
Location: Vanuatu
Amount: $171,196
Dates: Jun 2018 – Dec 2021
Keywords: Awareness, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Gender, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Species Conservation

Initiate and improve the conservation status of the KBAs of Ambrym, Mount Tukusmera, and Tongoa — Laika in Vanuatu by supporting community-based conservation actions to safeguard the Collared Petrel and Vanuatu Megapode, while also promoting income generation and food security. The project calls for increasing community and local civil society capacity and awareness for conservation, preparation and implementation of sustainable harvesting plans, identification for ecotourism opportunities, and feasibility assessment of long-term site-based conservation measures.

Strategic Direction : 1 Empower local communities to protect and manage globally significant biodiversity at priority Key Biodiversity Areas under-served by current conservation efforts