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Participatory Process for Conservation: Implementing a Socio-Ecological Baseline in Mt. Chiperone Key Biodiversity Area, Mozambique

Grantee Name: Verde Azul

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Mozambique
Amount
$10,140
Dates
Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Keywords
Awareness, Community-based conservation, Land use planning, Livelihoods

Develop a conservation program at Mount Chiperone Key Biodiversity Area in Mozambique, which includes a participatory rural appraisal assessment to understand and analyze the local communities' knowledge of ecosystem services, their perception of biodiversity conservation, and their livelihood strategies, leading to a proposed plan of action; complete a series of feasibility studies to evaluate which of the proposed activities are feasible for implementation, considering social, environmental, economic and political factors, as well as long-term sustainability; and identify funding sources for the implementation of the conservation program.

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.

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