Projet

USFWS-AFR1506

PROJET

Nom du projet/programme

Reducing commercial bushmeat hunting by creating markets for lower cost, sustainable alternatives in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Objectif général

The purpose of this project is to support a conservation effort in communities around the Biruwe-Nkuba Conservation Area, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, by promoting small-scale farming among families with hunters. The project is intended to conserve a population of Grauer’s gorillas that occur outside of a formal protected area, as well as other species like giant pangolins, that are threatened by unsustainable hunting for the commercial bushmeat trade.

Financement

26 815 €

Bailleurs

USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

Leaders

DFGFI (Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund International)