Promoting public health in a biodiverse agroforest landscape in Guinea-Bissau
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £325,043
WHERE Guinea-Bissau
Summary
This project will minimise risks of leprosy in humans and threatened wildlife at Cantanhez National Park, Guinea- Bissau.
It will do this by developing:
- an evidence-based public health campaign;
- a multi-stakeholder management plan for areas of high human-wildlife interaction and key habitat for protection;
- increased capacity for long-term biodiversity and health monitoring;
- an infectious disease outbreak and conflict mitigation response programme
By strengthening collaboration among local communities, Government, local NGOs, and scientists, the project seeks to achieve multi-stakeholder engagement in long-term public health and conservation strategy.
Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas (IBAP), Associação Nacional para o Desenvolvimento Local e Urbano (NADEL), Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA)
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