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Endemic juniper tree.
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Strengthening Indigenous and Community Conservation Areas in the Central High Atlas, Morocco

Grantee Name: Association des Enseignants des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre Maroc

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Morocco
Amount
$215,156
Dates
Dec 2020 – Oct 2022
Keywords
Agriculture, Land use planning, Livelihoods, Networks, Policy/law, Landscape Resilience

Support the establishment of a network of communities for piloting Indigenous Community Conservation Areas (ICCA) and promoting this governance model in Morocco. Provide human wellbeing benefits through community-based livelihood activities (agriculture, eco-tourism) and development of land-use plans and governance models for community-based conservation.

Strategic Direction :

3 Promote the maintenance of traditional land-use practices necessary for the conservation of Mediterranean biodiversity in priority corridors of high cultural and biodiversity value

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