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Santa Cruz ground dove (Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis) chick in nest.
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Promoting Ecotourism in the Santo Mountain Chain and Green Hill Key Biodiversity Areas of Vanuatu

Grantee Name: Live & Learn Vanuatu

Hotspot
East Melanesian Islands
Location
Vanuatu
Amount
$171,861
Dates
Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Keywords
Access and Benefit Sharing, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Tourism

Promote ecotourism for communities located in the Mt. Tabuemasana Community Conservation Area and in the Green Hill key biodiversity area. This grant will support community trainings to meet Vanuatu’s forthcoming minimum standards requirements, preparation and implementation of an ecotourism business plan, infrastructure development, materials production, marketing, and fund raising.

Strategic Direction :

1 Empower local communities to protect and manage globally significant biodiversity at priority Key Biodiversity Areas under-served by current conservation efforts

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