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Replicating Community-managed Fish Conservation Zones in Free-flowing Rivers in India

Grantee Name: Indian Institute for Human Settlements

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Location
India
Amount
$49,998
Dates
Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Indigenous People

Raise the profile of sustainable capture fisheries as an alternative use of free-flowing rivers that can support livelihoods rather than the existing paradigm of abstraction of water or regulation for hydropower. Drawing on scientific and traditional knowledge and sharing best practices from existing sites, replicate the community-based fish conservation model to additional sites in Manipur and Meghalaya states.

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