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Preventing Unsustainable Timber Trade from the Coastal Forests of Southeast Tanzania Following Completion of the Mkapa Bridge
Grantee Name: 
TRAFFIC International
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
AMOUNT
US$19,999
DATES
Jul 2004
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Jun 2005
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
AMOUNT
US$19,999
DATES
Jul 2004
-
Jun 2005

Build on existing baseline research about threats to coastal forests from illegal timber extraction in this hotspot, which has increased due to completing the Mkapa Bridge over the Rufiji River in southeast Tanzania and improved infrastructure. TRAFFIC will undertake a rapid assessment of the threats to these forests and define conservation action needed.

Strategic Direction: 3 Improve biological knowledge (all eligible sites)