Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Sheka Forest.

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Supporting Implementation of the Sheka Forest Biosphere Reserve Management Plan

Grantee Name: Movement for Ecological Learning and Community Action

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Ethiopia
Amount: $90,000
Dates: Mar 2016 – Nov 2017
Keywords: Buffer zones, Conservation planning, World Heritage Site

Work within the context of the recently approved 10-year management plan for the Sheka Forest Biosphere Reserve in Ethiopia. Delineate sacred sites for formal protection, supporting alternative livelihoods, promoting inter-generational learning and facilitating learning networks among biosphere reserve managers across the country.

Strategic Direction :

2 Improve the protection and management of the KBA network throughout the hotspot.