Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthen Ivorian Cocoa Stakeholder Landscape Management Capacity to Foster Conservation

Grantee Name: Centre d'Etudes, Formation, Conseils et Audits

Hotspot: Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location: Cote d'Ivoire
Amount: $297,472
Dates: Jun 2018 – Dec 2021
Keywords: Agroforestry, Awareness, Biodiversity mainstreaming, Certification, Community-based conservation, Land use planning, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood)

Support mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and deforestation-free agricultural economy through Public Private Partnership in the cocoa sector in the Cavally region of Cote d'Ivoire. Train cocoa farmers in biodiversity conservation friendly practices. Empower communities to adopt best practices toward conservation.

Strategic Direction : 2 Mainstream biodiversity conservation into public policy and private sector practice in the nine conservation corridors, at local, sub-national and national levels