Bio-diversity

Project goal is to enhance restoration and conservation of the lagoon fish biodiversity and enhance the community s livelihood.Project activities will include:awareness creation of environmental issues; review and evaluation of applicable laws and agreements and their enforcement in Ibeshe Headquarters; advocacy for the establishment of community conservation bye-law for the Lagoon; establishment of strategies for effective local policies and conservation of fish and the Lagoon biodiversity at Ibeshe Headquarters, training on aquaculture for fish farming and modern fish farming methods, construction of 1fish hatchery and pond to increase harvest & sale of fishes; Enhancement of the Fishermen and Fish Sellers Associations for effectiveness and better management of fish farming and selling and environmental consciousness; construction of 1borehole, construction of 100kg capacity energy saving fish drying kilnSeveral years of unsustainable fishing in the Lagos Lagoon by farmers composing of over 5,000 of the farmers in Ibeshe community, has led to reduction in biodiversity of the Lagos Lagoon and the community has been experiencing dwindling fish catches. These have drastically affected the lagoon biodiversity and its ecosystem and their means of livelihood

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