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Conservation of Biodiversity in Patoku Lagoon and Ishmi River Outlet Through Integrated River Basin Management
Grantee Name: 
Urban Research Institute
HOTSPOT
Mediterranean Basin
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$180,000
DATES
Jan 2014
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Jun 2015
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Mediterranean Basin
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$180,000
DATES
Jan 2014
-
Jun 2015

Conduct biodiversity and threat assessments, and review institutional and legal frameworks, for the Patoku Lagoon and Patok-Fushe-Kuqe-Ishmi Nature Managed Reserve, Albania. Prepare an Integrated Water Management Plan for the area, and promote best practices for sustainable management of the reserve, including clean-up, ecotourism, improvement of nesting sites for waterbirds and awareness about the reserve's hunting ban.

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