Strengthening Women in Conservation in Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Nigeria
Grantee Name: Organization for Positive Sustainability Culture in Nigeria
- Hotspot
- Guinean Forests of West Africa
- Location
- Nigeria
- Amount
- $36,300
- Dates
- Aug 2021 – Apr 2022
- Keywords
- Awareness, Capacity building, Gender, Livelihoods, Networks
Establish a network of women across four terrestrial forest and mangrove communities in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State and increase inclusion of women in natural resource management. Increase household incomes through adaptation of climate-smart agriculture, nontimber forest product domestication, vegetable gardening, mixed cropping and increased cassava processing.
4 Build the capacity of local civil society organizations, including Indigenous People’s, women’s and youth groups, to conserve and manage globally important biodiversity
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