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.
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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