Integrated management of the biodiversity, freshwater and land resources of the Higuamo river watershed and its associated coastal zone, including mitigating climate change impacts : IWEco National Sub-Project 1.3

Abstract

The objective of this sub-project is the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through the strengthening of national capacities for the integrated management of the Higuamo river watershed, including the maintenance, restoration and sustainability of ecosystem services, supported by appropriate policies, institutional reforms and legislation, as well as by the application of supportive efficient and effective management measures. The aim of the project is to conserve, protect and guarantee the sustainable use of the water, land and biodiversity resources of the Higuamo river watershed and its estuarine zone to ensure the region’s future economic development, for the benefit of current and future generations, and to protect and rehabilitate selected ecosystems of the watershed and its associated coastal zone from further damaging anthropogenic activities and the effects of global warming.