Biodiversity Conservation Training - Pacific Island States
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £124,850
WHERE Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Palau, New Zealand (Cook Islands), Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Fiji
Summary
To promote effective biodiversity conservation in the Pacific Island region through in-country training of key personnel in the techniques of sustainable resource use by local communities.
Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Palau, New Zealand (Cook Islands), Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Fiji
Project Outputs
Establish Darwin Initiative Biodiversity Management Training Centre in Apia, Samoa.
Establish Distance Learning Centre at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji.
Prepare set of training materials.
Train 120 short course participants for 2 weeks.
Publish journal article.
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