BAMBOUNG

Goal59.760,02 €

Archieved19.500,00 €

32,63%of our goal

1 donation

Senegal

BAMBOUNG

The project is located in west-central Senegal, in the Fatick region, Toubacouta arrondissement, within the Bamboung Community Marine Protected Area (UICN Convention) and a RAMSAR site, part of the Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO cultural heritage site. The conservation and management of the marine and coastal ecosystems of the MPA are considered globally significant and essential for coastal communities. The MPA encompasses a vast terrestrial and coastal/riverine ecosystem, including 13 coastal villages and 3 island villages, covering an area of 7,000 hectares.

Community governance is a strength for enhancing population resilience to climate change, involving local communities in the search for sustainable and integrable solutions in territorial planning and management (Land and Sea). In the Bamboung CMAP, this includes promoting an inclusive empowerment model in territorial governance, surveillance management, tourism activities, and improving local living conditions. Reforestation, mangrove regeneration, and the protection of species within the area (on land and in water) are actions that mitigate the effects of climate change, protect biodiversity and soil, and facilitate carbon emissions absorption.

The management of the Bamboung MPA focuses on biodiversity conservation and improving the living conditions of local communities to reduce poverty. This participatory community-based approach is a modern interpretation of ecosystem protection.


Objectives

The proposal aligns with Goals 13, 14, and 15 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

SDG Objective: Contribute to the sustainability and autonomy of the Bamboung Community Marine Protected Area by harmonizing the endogenous socio-economic development of local communities with the conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity.

Specific Objective 1: Ensure a sustainable source of income capable of improving the living conditions of the population through the rehabilitation of the Bamboung Eco-Lodge.



Lenders

This project was carried out with the collaboration of these public body lenders or private company lenders

OPM TAVOLA VALDESE

The proposal aligns with Goals 13, 14, and 15 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

SDG Objective: Contribute to the sustainability and autonomy of the Bamboung Community Marine Protected Area by harmonizing the endogenous socio-economic development of local communities with the conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity.

Specific Objective 1: Ensure a sustainable source of income capable of improving the living conditions of the population through the rehabilitation of the Bamboung Eco-Lodge.

The project is located in west-central Senegal, in the Fatick region, Toubacouta arrondissement, within the Bamboung Community Marine Protected Area (UICN Convention) and a RAMSAR site, part of the Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO cultural heritage site. The conservation and management of the marine and coastal ecosystems of the MPA are considered globally significant and essential for coastal communities. The MPA encompasses a vast terrestrial and coastal/riverine ecosystem, including 13 coastal villages and 3 island villages, covering an area of 7,000 hectares.

Community governance is a strength for enhancing population resilience to climate change, involving local communities in the search for sustainable and integrable solutions in territorial planning and management (Land and Sea). In the Bamboung CMAP, this includes promoting an inclusive empowerment model in territorial governance, surveillance management, tourism activities, and improving local living conditions. Reforestation, mangrove regeneration, and the protection of species within the area (on land and in water) are actions that mitigate the effects of climate change, protect biodiversity and soil, and facilitate carbon emissions absorption.

The management of the Bamboung MPA focuses on biodiversity conservation and improving the living conditions of local communities to reduce poverty. This participatory community-based approach is a modern interpretation of ecosystem protection.

Direct and Indirect Beneficiaries

  1. Engagement of 40 residents from the 13 villages for direct management of all hospitality activities.
  2. Participation of 40 residents from the 13 villages in direct operation of surveillance and conservation activities within the MPA.
  3. Involvement of 20 individuals in the governance and management of the MPA.

Considering an average of 10 people per household for direct beneficiaries, it is estimated that at least 100 indirect beneficiaries will benefit from the project.