Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Training for Myanmar Conservation Civil Society Organizations

Grantee Name: Friends of Wildlife

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Myanmar
Amount: $19,228
Dates: Nov 2015 – May 2016
Keywords: Biodiversity mainstreaming, Capacity building, Education, Youth

Support biodiversity conservation in Kachin State, Myanmar, by providing training for representatives of local civil society organizations in topics including sustainable natural resources management, project design, and proposal writing, and by engaging students from Myitkyina and Moenhyin Universities to foster their interest in biodiversity conservation.

Strategic Direction :

8 Strengthen the capacity of civil society to work on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods at regional, national, local and grassroots levels