GABON - SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL WETLANDS ECOSYSTEMS

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The objective of the Sustainable Management of Critical Wetlands Project for Gabon is to enhance protection of biodiversity in selected forested wetlands on the Ramsar list through knowledge creation and development of conservation measures for sustainable wetlands management. There are four components to the project, the first component being generating knowledge and monitoring selected critical wetland ecosystems. This component will generate knowledge on wetlands in Gabon and set up a reliable monitoring system to produce early warnings on potential alterations of wetland ecosystems. The second component is the support for sustainable management of selected critical wetland ecosystems. The third component is the strengthening institutional framework to support wetlands management. This component will establish an institutional framework favorable to the sustainable management of the Wetlands of International Importance (used interchangeably with 'Ramsar wetlands') WII in Gabon at both the national and local levels. Finally, the fourth component is the project management, monitoring, and evaluation (M&E). This component supports the overall daily administration of the project to ensure that regular M&E is carried out and that results are fed back into decision making on project implementation.