
Registration of Three Community Conservation Areas within the Santo Mountain Chain Key Biodiversity Area of Vanuatu
Grantee Name: Edenhope Foundation
- Hotspot
- East Melanesian Islands
- Location
- Vanuatu
- Amount
- $116,500
- Dates
- Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
- Keywords
- Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Networks, Protected Areas
Protect 3,850 ha as Community Conservation Area in three communities of the Santo Mountain Chain. This grant will support the Santo Sunset Environment Network (SSEN), to train 50 community and SSEN members to strengthen their capacity for conservation, prepare technical documents and applications for CCA designation, build Edenhope’s financial management capacity, and conduct a feasibility assessment to promote ecotourism.
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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