Coastal Environments of the Atlantic Forest - Phase 3
Grantee Name: Instituto de Conservação de Ambientes Litorâneos da Mata Atlântica
- Hotspot
- Atlantic Forest
- Location
- Brazil
- Amount
- $31,998
- Dates
- Oct 2005 – Dec 2006
- Keywords
- Fisheries, Livelihoods, Protected Areas
Develop a management plan for the Extractive Marine Reserve of Canavieiras so that this area effectively contributes to the conservation of local biodiversity and expands the network of protected areas in the Central biodiversity conservation corridor. The project specifically targets an important mangrove crab species, the caranguejo-uçá (Ucides cordatus cordatus), one of the principle fishing resources of the area.
2 Improve management of existing and future public protected areas through targeted civil society efforts
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