Projet

USFWS-AFR1636

PROJET

Nom du projet/programme

Reducing poaching and trafficking in the Likouala region through the reinforcement of permanent control posts

Objectif général

To support a conservation effort in the Lac Tele landscape, Republic of the Congo, by increasing law enforcement effectiveness in seasonally flooded forests that serve as a important refuges for large mammals. This project is intended to conserve forest elephants, western lowland gorillas, and other species by supporting operations at permanent control posts in order to reduce threats from ivory and bushmeat poachers who access these swamp forests by pirogue.

Financement

68 672 €

Bailleurs

USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

Leaders

WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)