Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthening Community Conservation Governance of Mount Tabuwamasana in Vanuatu

Grantee Name: Live & Learn Vanuatu

Hotspot: East Melanesian Islands
Location: Vanuatu
Amount: $85,784
Dates: Jun 2017 – Jul 2018
Keywords: Awareness, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Indigenous People, Protected Areas, Governance

Create a community conservation area in Kerepua of Mount Tabuwamasana in the Santo Mountain Chain KBA. The grant will support a biodiversity assessment, develop a management and land-use plan, establish a management committee, build biodiversity awareness, identify livelihood projects based on conservation, and undertake fundraising for management plan implementation.

Strategic Direction :

1 Empower local communities to protect and manage globally significant biodiversity at priority Key Biodiversity Areas under-served by current conservation efforts