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

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OELO — Community Conservation of Gabon's Bas Ogooué Wetlands

Fresh Water

🇬🇦 Gabon

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
1,000peopleCommunity beneficiaries
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