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Education for Action: Empowering Local Communities for Biodiversity Conservation at CEPF Priority Sites in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Grantee Name: 
Live & Learn Vanuatu
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
AMOUNT
US$99,718
DATES
May 2014
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Oct 2015
KEYWORDS
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
AMOUNT
US$99,718
DATES
May 2014
-
Oct 2015
KEYWORDS

Strengthen local stewardship of biodiversity at East Rennell, Gaua, Santo Mountain Chain and Tongoa-Laika key biodiversity areas by increasing local communities' consideration of biodiversity values in their decision-making about land use, livelihoods and future developments; motivating them to address conservation issues identified through the education program; and strengthening the capacity of local educators to implement conservation education by training trainers.

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