Mitigating Environmental and Social Consequences of Development in Southwest China
Grantee Name: Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge
- Hotspot
- Mountains of Southwest China
- Location
- China
- Amount
- $107,000
- Dates
- Dec 2005 – Dec 2007
- Keywords
- Biodiversity mainstreaming, Freshwater, Hydropower, Tourism
Establish a small grant-making and fund-raising mechanism to be managed by a consultative committee made up of civil society groups in Southwest China. The mechanism will contribute to more robust public discourse and greater participation in programs to mitigate the effects of unregulated large-scale infrastructure projects, natural resources exploitation projects, and regional mass tourism programs in important protected areas or critical river systems within the hotspot.
5 Develop and operationalize a small grants program focusing on conservation capacity-building and research projects
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