Ecosystem-wide forest conservation in DRC using okapi as a flagship
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £299,028
WHERE Congo, Dem. Rep.
Summary
Forest biodiversity across okapi range conserved with equitable benefits to local communities, through building capacity of park authorities to manage protected areas and the development of sustainable livelihoods which value forest ecosystem services alongside communities outside protected areas
Okapi Conservation Project, Lukuru Foundation (Lukuru Project / TL2 Project), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Gilman International Conservation (GIC) / White Oak Conservation Center, Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)
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