Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthening Environmental Legal Education and Capacity in Vanuatu

Grantee Name: Vanuatu Environmental Law Association

Hotspot: East Melanesian Islands
Location: Vanuatu
Amount: $108,482
Dates: Jul 2019 – Apr 2021
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Education, Legal support, Networks, Policy/law

Build Vanuatu capacity and awareness on the use of environmental law for sustainable development and conservation by conducting trainings and outreach to various stakeholder groups, developing an environmental law guidebook, holding a meeting of Melanesian environmental law organizations, and building VELA’s financial management and communications capacity.

Strategic Direction :

2 Integrate biodiversity conservation into local land-use and development planning