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Protecting Cypress Trees Indigenous to the Kawagebo Area of Deqin County

Grantee Name: Kawagebo Culture Society

Hotspot
Mountains of Southwest China
Location
China
Amount
$9,500
Dates
Sep 2003 – Sep 2004
Keywords
Awareness, Indigenous People, Logging, Species Conservation

Bring together local communities and Tibetan religious groups to promote conservation of endemic cypress, which has been over-collected for use in religious ceremonies and as a souvenir. Engage prestigious Tibetan reincarnated Buddha with local community people, schools, and government officials to promote culture and nature conservation and to take measures to protect the cypress.

Strategic Direction :

2 Support site-related projects led by civil society to mitigate key threats to natural areas and species populations

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