Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Supporting Innovative Financing for Biodiversity Conservation through Piloting Eco-Certification for Tourism in Vanuatu

Grantee Name: Nakau Programme

Hotspot: East Melanesian Islands
Location: Vanuatu
Amount: $169,903
Dates: May 2017 – Aug 2019
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Tourism

Pilot a sustainable financing scheme for conservation in Vanuatu by working with tour operators on an eco-certification scheme, which involves designing a national eco-certification program with the Department of Tourism. The program aims to create investment in conservation through PES in three key biodiversity areas. It also will create a community conservation area for the Dolav community of Gaua and support a scoping study in Green Hill KBA in Tanna to identify opportunities for conservation actions financed by tourism.

Strategic Direction : 1 Empower local communities to protect and manage globally significant biodiversity at priority Key Biodiversity Areas under-served by current conservation efforts