Bio-diversity

I.Justification of the proposed marine park of Moh li, initial area prot g of the Comoros e cr officially on April 19, 2001, gr this with funding from the GEF, UNDP and the Comoran government and with l Support l IUCN, is become today the sanctuary of the marine biodiversity of the Comoros with the presence of 15000 mount pr es per year of sea turtles on beaches 45 pontes (20% growth by) year), pr presence confirm e d at least 10 Dugongs (esp this extirpated on the other islands), Dr. a cif coral in good health of conservation and providing the communities of fishers of the Park more than p 300 tonnes of fish r cifaux per year, 91 Ha of mangroves on the existing Ha 108 in the Comoros, of 7 Islands and ratchets which House marine birds also, one for t and d a watershed empowered by the OCB/UNDP project and whose process of its integration l together from Parc Marin de Moh li int will be effective d here the end of l grade and l Prize Equator Initiative in 2002. at the Rio + 10 Summit for these efforts to promote biodiversity and contributing r local poverty reduction. L the Moh li offers a potentialit s co tourist indisputable ind. The creation of the marine park of Moh li (PMM) cr, in 2001, has stimul d development by village communities d a r bucket of small structures d home, d information and d h accommodation in the Park. In 2003, a l ecotourism Master Plan was finalized. Some of the pr conis actions have been achieved by the NCMPD (9 me FED), including creating the House of l ecotourism of Moh li (MEM). In order to capitalize on all its achievements and enable the people of Comoros as well as tourists to view ex-situ Marine Park of Moh li in terms of diversity biological potential, setting up d an e comus s av essential re. It will allow also the Marine Park to receive students directly to the marine park for an awareness/communication and environmental education closer. II.Objective of the project the project specific objectives are: highlight and promote the biological diversity of the Parc Marin de Moh li and richness of l Moh li crafts. Promote the destination to the Parc Marin de Moh li participate l Education l environment of the school and University, the outreach and communication.

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