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Traditional Knowledge, Customary Stewardship and Strengthening Practical Approaches to Conservation Management Projects in Kwaio
Grantee Name: 
JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$19,985
DATES
Jul 2014
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Jun 2015
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$19,985
DATES
Jul 2014
-
Jun 2015

Support the Kwaio people in the Solomon Islands through an action-based 'learn by doing' approach targeted at traditional leaders and community representatives to develop project and financial management and governance structures for a medicinal plant and bush foods project, ultimately preserving traditional ecological knowledge and strengthening conservation skills of the Kwaio.

Strategic Direction: 4 Increase local, national and regional capacity to conserve biodiversity through catalyzing civil society partnerships