Paying local communities for ecosystem services: The Chimpanzee Conservation Corridor
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £199,848
WHERE Uganda
Summary
To design, test and establish an effective, equitable and financially sustainable payment scheme to compensate local landholders for conserving and restoring forest habitats in Hoima District in order to protect chimpanzee populations and other components of biodiversity as well as demonstrate the effectiveness of PES.
University Of Quebec at Montreal, Nature Harness Initiative, Katoomba Group, CSWCT Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Kon Tum Provincial People’s Committee
Bridging the biodiversity financing gap: Blending public and private capital for nature-positive outcomes that foster human-elephant coexistence in India.
