Improving forest governance for Cross River gorillas and Nigerian farmers
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £303,641
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.
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
