Strengthening wetland management through community organisation and prioritised sustainable livelihood options in the Lake Ossa Complex
The project on strengthening wetland management through community organisation and prioritised sustainable livelihood options in the Lake Ossa Complex seeks to address threats on Freshwater ecosystems linked to community organisation and participation, unsustainable exploitation of wildlife and fisheries resources.
Wetland resources users including women some of whom have already received training from previous projects will be involved in alternative livelihood activities like, cane rat domestication, aquaculture, fish preservation, eco-tourism and counter season farming with the aim of increasing the availability of proteins and also to diversify user groups activities (over hunting/poaching and fishing for example) that are putting a lot of pressure on the wetland resources, ecosystems and hence biodiversity.
Wetland resources users including women some of whom have already received training from previous projects will be involved in alternative livelihood activities like, cane rat domestication, aquaculture, fish preservation, eco-tourism and counter season farming with the aim of increasing the availability of proteins and also to diversify user groups activities (over hunting/poaching and fishing for example) that are putting a lot of pressure on the wetland resources, ecosystems and hence biodiversity.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Watershed Task Group
Country:
Cameroon
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 27,858.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 2,957.23
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
CMR/OP3/Y2/CORE/07/03
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Project sustainability
Fishermen, hunters and farmers organised and legalised as ommunity-based organisations have choosen and developed alternatines livelihoods options that are supported financially by the project. These activies (snail farming, cane rat domiestication, fish preservation by salting, counter season cultivation) will generate substantial revenues to the various groups and take them off from the pressure on the Lake natural resources (Fishs, endangered species like sea turtles and manatea (Trichechus senegalensis).
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. FOGUE AIME KAMGA
Phone:
(237) 22 20 08 00/22 20 08 01
Email:
Address
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Yaounde, Centre, 836
Yaounde, Centre, 836
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