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Preparing and Implementing a Management Plan for Megapodes on Tongoa, Vanuatu
Grantee Name: 
BirdLife International
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$78,750
DATES
Jun 2016
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Jun 2018
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CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
East Melanesian Islands
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$78,750
DATES
Jun 2016
-
Jun 2018

Assist the Kurumambe community at Tongoa/Laika Key Biodiversity Area with establishing a resource management system for sustainable wild harvest of Vanuatu megapode eggs that is based on traditional ecological knowledge and is informed by an improved understanding of the ecology and population dynamics of the species. Establish and empower a local civil society organization focused on delivering environmental benefits for the community.

Strategic Direction: 3 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by addressing major threats and information gaps