Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

The endangered Barbary macaque (<i>Macaca sylvanus</i>) in Bouhachem Natural Park, Morocco — The endangered Barbary macaque (*Macaca sylvanus*) in Bouhachem Natural Park, Morocco

© O. Langrand

Supporting Traditional Management Practices to Preserve Barbary Macaque and its Habitats in Morocco

Grantee Name: Barbary Maccaque Conservation in the Rif

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: Morocco
Amount: $172,930
Dates: Jan 2021 – Dec 2023
Keywords: Agriculture, Community-based conservation, Species Conservation, Tourism

Support local communities to adopt agro-ecological practices and increase revenues from biodiversity-friendly practices (including ecotourism) in the region of Bouhachem Nature Park. Support a participatory management of natural areas, integrating traditional practices, to reduce threats on montane forest habitats and the barbary macaque population.

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