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Planting ceremony.
© Community Development Action

Using Community-Based Forestry Programs to Promote Conservation in Myanmar's Moyingyi Watershed

Grantee Name: Community Development Action

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Myanmar
Amount
$82,330
Dates
Mar 2018 – Oct 2019
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Livelihoods, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Ramsar site

Empower local communities in the catchment of Moyingyi Ramsar Site to participate in forest conservation by providing livelihood development benefits directly linked through Community Conservation Concession Agreements. Document experience from this pilot project to inform national policies for ecosystem conservation in Myanmar and promote wider replication of the approach. Strengthen the organizational capacity of Community Development Action.

Strategic Direction :

4 Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas

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