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Strengthening Women in Conservation in Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Nigeria
Grantee Name: 
Organization for Positive Sustainability Culture in Nigeria
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$36,300
DATES
Sep 2021
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Apr 2022
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$36,300
DATES
Sep 2021
-
Apr 2022

Establish a network of women across four terrestrial forest and mangrove communities in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State and increase inclusion of women in natural resource management. Increase household incomes through adaptation of climate-smart agriculture, nontimber forest product domestication, vegetable gardening, mixed cropping and increased cassava processing.

Strategic Direction: 4 Build the capacity of local civil society organizations, including Indigenous People’s, women’s and youth groups, to conserve and manage globally important biodiversity