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Participatory Zoning of Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary

Grantee Name: World Wide Fund for Nature

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Location
Bhutan
Amount
$75,000
Dates
Jan 2010 – Apr 2011
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Geographic Information Systems, Habitat conservation and management, Protected Areas, Research
Conduct stakeholder consultations, biodiversity and socioeconomic surveys, mapping and boundary demarcation of the 73,900-hectare Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in eastern Bhutan as part of the larger Bhutan Biological Corridor Complex. Ensure effective and efficient resource administration and utilization through implementation of a zoning plan and enhance knowledge of the sanctuary's resources through establishment of a GIS database.
Strategic Direction : 2 Secure the conservation of priority site outcomes (key biodiversity areas) in the eastern Himalayas with a particular emphasis on the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex, Kangchenjunga-Singalila Complex, and North Ban

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