Agriteam Canada - Building Capacity and Opportunities for Change

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China, Inner Mongolia Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development Project (IMAR BCCDP), CIDA: January 2001–January 2005

Sector: Agriculture and Agribusiness
Region: North and Central Asia

Project Description

This project promoted environmentally sustainable development in China by enhancing its capacity to manage its environment through increasing the capacity of Chinese government institutions and agencies for protected area management, biodiversity protection and promotion of sustainable community development, especially among ethnic minorities. The key outputs of the project included: (1) improved management capacity for biodiversity protection and community development; (2) strengthened communications systems and information sharing; (3) models of community economic development established and promoted; (4) models of sustainable ecotourism established and promoted; and (5) improved capacity for environmental communication and education.