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Facilitating recovery of Kahuzi-Biega National Park’s last remaining elephant population while protecting newly identified great ape populations
Informations générales

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Facilitating recovery of Kahuzi-Biega National Park’s last remaining elephant population while protecting newly identified great ape populations
USFWS-AFR1623
2016-06-30
2018-09-30
 
 
 
 
Programme lié
 
Objectifs

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Objectif général

To support a conservation effort in Kahuzi- Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by developing a permanent ranger presence and a decentralized protection strategy for the remote Kasese sector. This project is intended to conserve one of the most important refuges for the critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla as well as significant populations of eastern chimpanzees and the park’s remaining population of forest elephants by addressing the impacts of poaching, deforestation, and illegal resource extraction by militias.
Objectif spécifique
Developing three mobile ranger patrol posts across the Kasese sector;
Objectif spécifique
Providing ranger rations to establish rangers at new posts and carry out targeted patrols;
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Supporting travel and training costs for newly recruited rangers from the Kasese community;
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Providing necessary supplies for new ranger teams;
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Coordination meetings with key stakeholders to tackle illegal natural resource extraction and transportation, and to enable the prosecution of arrestees;
Objectif spécifique
Developing a Kasese sector protection strategy document.
Budget

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690
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194 322,00
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Localisation (zone d’activités)

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Niveau Localisation
Aires protégées
Kahuzi-Biega
Domaines d’intervention

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Domaine principal Domaine secondaire Activités générales
Biodiversité / Conservation
Aires protégées
Appui technique
Travaux de terrain
Appui institutionnel
Suivi-Evaluation/Audit/Etude d'impact
Formation/Communication
Recherche
Etude
Autres
Organisation