Guinea pigs as guinea pigs, reducing bushmeat hunting while improving communities wellbeing
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £299,494
WHERE Congo, Dem. Rep.
Summary
This project will reduce reliance on bushmeat in target mining communities around DRC’s Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) by 1) introducing improved livestock husbandry practices; 2) helping poor and hunting households building financial capacity to benefit from microcredit opportunities; and 3) increasing knowledge and enforcement of bushmeat hunting laws.
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