Venezuela - Inparques Project
Willig, Robert D.
The objective of the Inparques Project is to strengthen the capability of the Government to manage Venezuela's national and urban parks, natural monuments, and wildlife refuges and reserves. In particular, the project will: strengthen conservation and protection of the vulnerable areas; intensify public environmental research, training and education efforts; and improve the economic sustainability of national parks and other protected areas. The main project components are: 1) management and protection of 16 parks in northern Venezuela, four national parks and two groups of natural monuments in the Amazon region, two wildlife refuges and seven urban recreational parks, and establishment of an effective fire prevention and fire fighting capacity throughout the national park system; 2) Applied environmental research to support sustainable management of various[arls and generate useful scientific knowledge on the ecology of the parks, and assist Venezuela in safeguarding its rights with respect to research findings and the possible commercial use of its biodiversity resources; 3) environmental education both at the regional and local levels, to disseminate information, raise the level of knowledge about environmental issues and their linkages with economic development, and engage the active participation of the community in supporting environmental protection; and 4) institutional development, including training, technical assistance and studies, physical physical infrastructure, equipment, furniture and other operational support for institutions engaged in the implementation of the project.
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