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