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West Africa Team for Critical Habitat Protection (WATCH) of Primates

Grantee Name: Global Wildlife Conservation

Hotspot
Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Amount
$63,140
Dates
Mar 2021 – Mar 2022
Keywords
Biodiversity mainstreaming, Capacity building, Extractive industries, Infrastructure, Private sector

Strengthen the capacity of primate specialists from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire to provide advice on energy, extractive and associated infrastructure projects, and improve mitigation and best practices for primates, as flagship and umbrella species to benefit more widely the biodiversity and ecosystems in which they live.

Strategic Direction :

2 Mainstream biodiversity conservation into public policy and private sector practice in the nine conservation corridors, at local, sub-national and national levels

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