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Training Local Communities in Drone Technology to Restore Degraded Forest in the Sierra de Bahoruco KBA, Dominican Republic
Grantee Name: 
Fundacion CIDEAL de Cooperación e Investigación
HOTSPOT
Caribbean Islands
AMOUNT
US$49,434
DATES
Aug 2024
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Jul 2025
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Caribbean Islands
AMOUNT
US$49,434
DATES
Aug 2024
-
Jul 2025

Reforest 150 hectares of degraded land in the Sierra de Bahoruco Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) using innovative drone and sensor technology. Strengthen the capacities of civil society and other stakeholders by transferring skills in utilizing this advanced technology for biodiversity conservation and protection, as well as in the fight against climate change.

Strategic Direction: 5 Support Caribbean civil society to conserve biodiversity by building local, national and regional institutional capacity and fostering stakeholder collaboration