Ranger Monitoring Bird Population in Oum Rbia, Atlas Mountains, Morocco

© Pierre Carret

Valuing Ecotourism, Fish and Aquatic Biodiversity of the Moroccan Atlas for Contribution to the Preservation of Water Resources in Ifrane National Parks and High Atlas Oriental

Grantee Name: Association Marocaine pour l'Ecotourisme et la Protection de la Nature

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: Morocco
Amount: $276,368
Dates: May 2013 – Aug 2016
Keywords: Awareness, Fisheries, Monitoring and evaluation, Tourism, Water management

Work with the National Fishermen Association in the mountains of the Moroccan Atlas to introduce best practices for leisure fishing and to set up a monitoring system for sustainable use of freshwater resources, based on a network of fishing guards. Raise awareness on the the ecological importance of the mountains of the Morrocan Atlas, which hosts important freshwater biodiversity, and promote sustainable ecotourism in the area.

Strategic Direction : 2 Establish the sustainable management of water catchments and the wise use of water resources with a focus on the priority corridors of the (1) Atlas Mountains, (2) Taurus Mountains, (3) Orontes Valley and Lebanon Mountai