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Training for fishers, fish cooperative members and experts at Delgi, Northern Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
© Shewit Gebremedhin/Bahir Dar University

Rehabilitation and Sustainable Utilization of Little Abbai River Mouth Wetlands

Grantee Name: Bahir Dar University

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Ethiopia
Amount
$147,381
Dates
Jan 2015 – Jul 2017
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Fisheries, Freshwater, Livelihoods

Improve the management of Ethiopia's Little Abbai River Mouth Wetlands, where the Little Abbai River flows into Lake Tana, by working with community members, representatives from fishing cooperatives, and representatives from papyrus crafters to train people in improved production practices.

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