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Developing the skills of local communities has been pivotal to establishing effective locally led conservation
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Reducing Knowledge Gaps for Active Participation of Civil Society in Biodiversity Conservation in the Chimanimani Region
Grantee Name: 
Eduardo Mondlane University
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$16,000
DATES
Jun 2014
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Nov 2015
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$16,000
DATES
Jun 2014
-
Nov 2015

Train local natural resource management committees so they can participate more actively in the implementation of the management plan of the Chimanimani National Reserve in Mozambique; train field rangers and young community members in plant and animal species identification and other aspects of nature interpretation; develop community-based ecotourism initiatives; establish effective measures to mitigate human-elephant conflicts; and create a network among local civil society organizations in the Chimanimani Mountains, on both the Mozambican and the Zimbabwean sides.

Strategic Direction: 1 Mainstream biodiversity into wider development policies, plans and projects to deliver the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation, improved local livelihoods and economic development in priority corridors.