Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Manda Wilderness Biodiversity Project Phase 2

Grantee Name: Manda Wilderness Community Trust

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Mozambique
Amount: $139,325
Dates: Mar 2015 – Oct 2017
Keywords: Agriculture, Community-based conservation, Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management

Work with several communities in northern Mozambique on the shores of Lake Malawi/Niassa, training people in sustainable agriculture techniques that improve productivity while reducing negative environmental impacts on the lake, a freshwater key biodiversity site.

Strategic Direction :

1 Mainstream biodiversity into wider development policies, plans and projects to deliver the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation, improved local livelihoods and economic development in priority corridors.