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Derimbat Community Restoration Project
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Partners With Melanesians
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$8,000
DATES
Nov 2014
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Nov 2016
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CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$8,000
DATES
Nov 2014
-
Nov 2016

Strengthen the capacity of Derimbat Community Development Foundation Inc. (DCDF) in project management, operational management and proposal writing; and work with DCDF to create awareness of the value and importance of significant biodiversity currently under threat due to human activities in Papua New Guinea. Address these threats by coordinating consultative workshops with local communities, provincial, national and civil society stakeholders to develop conservation plans centered on sustainable livelihoods and sustainable resource management; and identify community champions to lead these conservation plans.

Strategic Direction: 1 Empower local communities to protect and manage globally significant biodiversity at priority Key Biodiversity Areas under-served by current conservation efforts