Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthen Civil Societies for Improved Resource Management for Conservation

Grantee Name: Darjeeling Ladenla Road Prerna

Hotspot: Himalaya
Location: India
Amount: $80,000
Dates: Mar 2008 – Mar 2011
Keywords: Livelihoods, Protected Areas

Organize and support communities in the fringe areas of the Singalila National Park to conserve local biodiversity by promoting environmentally friendly sustainable livelihoods and resource use practices. Establish a system to share skills and knowledge about these practices amongst the communities and to enhance the integrity of the national park by conserving biodiversity and increasing forest cover.

Strategic Direction : 2 Secure the conservation of priority site outcomes (key biodiversity areas) in the eastern Himalayas with a particular emphasis on the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex, Kangchenjunga-Singalila Complex, and North Ban

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