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Strengthening organizational capacities and field research on Raso Islet, Cape Verde

Grantee Name: Biosfera

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Cabo Verde
Amount
$19,438
Dates
Nov 2015 – Nov 2016
Keywords
Capacity building, Invasive alien species

Building the organizational and financial capacity of local grantee and to continue working on conservation problems on ilheu Raso. Implementing field research and working on the methodology for the eradication of the fire ant population that has started to inhabit the small island, threatening vulnerable endemic species.

Strategic Direction :

3 Improve the conservation and protection status of 44 priority key biodiversity areas

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