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Promoting the Conservation of Eld’s Deer in Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary Through Core Zone Management and Community Participation

Grantee Name: Friends of Wildlife

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Myanmar
Amount
$19,816
Dates
Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
Keywords
Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Education, Forestry, Species Conservation, Wildlife management

Protect the population of Eld's deer (Panolia eldii) in Myanmar's Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary by improving management of the sanctuary's core zone, building the capacity of sanctuary staff and village-level civil society to support conservation initiatives, raising awareness of the importance of sustainable management of dry dipterocarp forest among local communities, and reducing the dependency of local communities on forest resources through community forestry.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats

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