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Improving forest governance for Cross River gorillas and Nigerian farmers

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£303,641
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Nigeria

Summary

The project will protect critically endangered Cross River gorillas by providing economic incentives (through improved livelihoods) and governance incentives (through land tenure) for rural communities to improve conservation and governance of a community-managed protected area – Nigeria’s Mbe Mountains - and a critically important adjacent forests. Critical habitat for Cross River gorillas in Nigeria’s Mbe Mountains is legally recognized and effectively co-managed, benefitting 12,000 people from improved cocoa production, bush mango harvesting and watershed protection.
 
Status Completed
Reference 24-001
Round 23
Start 01/04/2017
End 31/03/2022

Project Leader


Project Partners
Boki LGA Boki Local Government Area, CRIN Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, MCCF Ministry of Climate Change and Forestry, CAMM Conservation Association Mbe Mountains


Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa

Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS

Production
FORESTRY

Threats To Biodiversity
OVER EXPLOITATION, LAND USE CHANGE

Broad Approches
IN SITU, SUSTAINABLE USE, COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, GENDER

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, TRAINING, CEPA, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, TENURE, GOVERNANCE

Countries
Nigeria

Conventions
CBD

Documents:
Download: Annual Report - 24-001 AR3 - 21/08/2020

Download: Half Year Report - 24-001 HYR3- edited - 21/08/2020

Download: Annual Report - 24-001 AR2 - 21/08/2020

Download: Half Year Report - 24-001 HYR2 - 21/08/2020

Download: Annual Report - 24-001 AR1 - 26/09/2019

Download: Half Year Report - 24-001 HYR1 - 10/01/2018

Download: Application Form - 24-001 App - 28/09/2017

Download: Annual Report - 24-001 AR4 - 11/08/2021

Download: Half Year Report - 24-001 HYR4 - 03/02/2021

Download: Half Year Report - 24-001 HYR5 - 25/11/2021