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Combining Reforestation in Mauritius With Preventive Healthcare and Social Reintegration

Grantee Name: NATIR

Hotspot
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Location
Mauritius
Amount
$49,999
Dates
Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Keywords
Awareness, Climate adaptation, Climate mitigation, Community-based conservation, Forestry, Reforestation, Restoration, Employment, Landscape Resilience

Conduct a 3-year forest restoration program at Plaine Sophie in Mauritius in partnership with the Forestry Services, with the aim of planting 36,000 woody native seedlings and 36,000 ferns. Partner with a non-governmental organization dedicated to sensitization on Human Immunodeficiency Virus, who will provide manpower for weeding and planting under a pay-as-you-work program designed to support inmates’ reintegration into society.

Strategic Direction :

1 Empower communities and civil society to implement actions to improve the resilience of species, ecosystems, and human populations to climate change in priority KBAs

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