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Green snake curled up on branch.
Gunther’s green tree snake (Dipsadoboa unicolor) at low altitude on Mt. Kabobo.
© Michele Menegon

Using Biodiversity Surveys, Website and Film to Promote the Value of the Kabobo Massif for Conservation Support

Grantee Name: Museo delle Scienze di Trento

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Amount
$19,790
Dates
Jan 2017 – Mar 2018
Keywords
Communication, Journalism/media, Research

To collect scientific and visual information on Kabobo Massif KBA in the DRC, mainly from areas that were never before sampled. Target species include reptiles and amphibians. The mission, main features and biological value of Kabobo will be the subject of a documentary and a dedicated webpage, which will be shared internationally but also locally to empower a community-based process for the creation of the Kabobo National Park.

Strategic Direction :

2 Improve the protection and management of the KBA network throughout the hotspot.

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