CRIA

Promoting public health in a biodiverse agroforest landscape in Guinea-Bissau

public.project.responsible_investigator_cria: Amélia Frazão Moreira

public.project.responsible_investigator_external: Kimberley Hockings (Exeter University)

public.project.research_group: Environment, Sustainability and Ethnography

public.project.keyword

Public health | Biodiversity conservation | Guinea-Bissau

Website

https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/project/DAR26018/

public.project.institution_funder

The Darwin Initiative

public.project.partners

Exeter University (coord.); Robert Koch Institute; Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas (Guiné-Bissau); NADEL-Associação Nacional para o Desenvolvimento Local e Urbano

public.project.state

public.project.closed

public.project.start_date

17-01-2019

public.project.end_date

30-06-2022

public.project.reference

DIR25S110013

public.project.abstract

This project will minimise risks of infectious disease in humans and wildlife at Cantanhez NP, Guinea-Bissau, by developing an evidence-based public health campaign; a hot-spot map identifying areas of high human-wildlife interaction and key habitat for protection; increased capacity for long-term biodiversity and health monitoring; an infectious disease outbreak and conflict mitigation response program. By strengthening collaboration among local communities, Government, local NGOs, WHO and scientists, we seek to achieve multi-stakeholder engagement in long-term public health and conservation strategy.