Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Group of 10 men and women, wearing white hard hats and matching green jackets. — Kadu Village gibbon patrol group.

© The Northern Green Lights

Piloting Community-based Initiatives for Conservation of Hoolock Gibbon in the Indawgyi Watershed

Grantee Name: The Northern Green Lights

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Myanmar
Amount: $35,841
Dates: Jan 2017 – Dec 2018
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Forestry, Indigenous People, Species Conservation

Empower communities in the Indawgyi Watershed by equipping them with specific knowledge and skills necessary for hoolock gibbon conservation (habitat management, monitoring, patrolling, etc.). Protect gibbon populations in community forests through community patrolling and community-based biodiversity conservation. Build support for community-led biodiversity conservation among legislatures and authorities in Kachin State, Myanmar.

Strategic Direction : 4 Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas