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Pemba Island Mangrove Restoration and Female Youth Leadership Program, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Grantee Name: The Popular Inspiring and Relief Organization (PIRO)

Hotspot
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
Location
Tanzania, United Republic of
Amount
$89,000
Dates
Jan 2025 – Apr 2026
Keywords
Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Forestry, Habitat conservation and management, Protected Areas, Reforestation, Restoration, Ecosystem resilience
Engage five local communities on Pemba island to restore up to 10 hectares of degraded mangrove. Train female youth leaders to engage communities in environmental awareness activities.
Strategic Direction : 1 Empower communities and civil society to implement actions to improve the resilience of species, ecosystems, and human populations to climate change in priority KBAs

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