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Gabon

Africa · Middle Africa

2 projects · 2 organizations

Organisation Ecologique des Lacs et de l'Ogooué (OELO)

OELO — Community Conservation of Gabon's Bas Ogooué Wetlands

Fresh Water

Residents of a fishing village on Lake Oguemoué formed their own NGO to police bushmeat and overfishing, turning ecotourism income into wetland protection across Gabon's largest Ramsar site.

50khectaresCommunity-managed habitat
16peopleLocal residents directly employed
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