Coastal and Biodiversity Management Project

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The project aims to build the capacity Government agencies and natural resource users in Guinea-Bissau to collaboratively manage coastal environments and biodiversity for both conservation and sustainable development ends. Towards this objective, the project comprises three inter-related components plus one component for project management. There are four project components. Component 1 will both strengthen the institutional framework and management capacity for biodiversity and protected areas. Component 2 promotes sustainable use of biological resources at the local level and includes two main groups of activities: (1) It provides a grant funding mechanism (Fund for Local Environmental Initiatives - FIAL) to promote sustainable use activities inside and outside of the targeted protected areas, and (2) Builds the capacity to strengthen the management, monitoring, control and surveillance of reserved fishing zones and fisheries. Component 3 establish and implement an environmental and social safeguards framework. Component 4 finances project management and monitoring and evaluation.