
Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods and Promoting Community Management of Shouf Biosphere Reserve
Grantee Name: Al-Shouf Cedar Society
- Hotspot
- Mediterranean Basin
- Location
- Lebanon
- Amount
- $160,300
- Dates
- Jun 2013 – Mar 2015
- Keywords
- Awareness, Biodiversity mainstreaming, Livelihoods, Payment for Ecosystem Services
Increase awareness of the importance of the Shouf Biosphere Reserve Protected Area and develop financial mechanisms, including handicraft production, to contribute to the economy of the surrounding area. Undertake an assessment of the ecosystem services, especially water, and their economic value to the surrounding populations and local and national decision makers.
3 Improve the conservation and protection status of 44 priority key biodiversity areas
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