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Scoping Legal Training needs in Priority Sites to Promote the Establishment of Protected Areas - Baining Mountains and Central Manus

Grantee Name: Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights

Hotspot
East Melanesian Islands
Location
Papua New Guinea
Amount
$12,406
Dates
Sep 2016 – Apr 2017
Keywords
Awareness, Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Legal support, Governance
Identify legal issues and conservation needs of communities within the Baining Mountain and Central Manus priority sites. Findings through community consultations will help shape future interventions through legal training to ensure that communities understand their rights within the national legal frameworks. The project will help communities in the priority sites establish protected areas and develop simplified guidelines for effective protected area management.
Strategic Direction : 2 Integrate biodiversity conservation into local land-use and development planning

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