Projet

USFWS-MT1708

PROJET

Nom du projet/programme

Sea turtle technical assistance in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Objectif général

To provide coordination of the Gabon Sea Turtle Partnership to conserve the world’s largest leatherback nesting population; provide technical and capacity building support for high-priority Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (MTCF)-supported sea turtle projects in the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, and Equatorial Guinea; and support efforts with local Benga communities in Corisco Bay, Gabon to develop participatory conservation activities and sustainable alternatives to sea turtle exploitation to compensate for implementation of a ban on sea turtle harvest in 2009 by local authorities.

Financement

56 960 €

Bailleurs

USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

Leaders

WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)