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Using Community-Based Forestry Programs to Promote Conservation in Myanmar's Moyingyi Watershed
Grantee Name: 
Community Development Action
HOTSPOT
Indo-Burma
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$82,330
DATES
Apr 2018
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Oct 2019
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Indo-Burma
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$82,330
DATES
Apr 2018
-
Oct 2019

Empower local communities in the catchment of Moyingyi Ramsar Site to participate in forest conservation by providing livelihood development benefits directly linked through Community Conservation Concession Agreements. Document experience from this pilot project to inform national policies for ecosystem conservation in Myanmar and promote wider replication of the approach. Strengthen the organizational capacity of Community Development Action.

Strategic Direction: 4 Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas