Biodiversity conservation | Moroccan Biodiversity & Livelihoods Association

Biodiversity conservation

Research:

Our efforts are purposely concentrated in the High Atlas region due to its rich floristic diversity and the increasing external threats it faces. We generate new and enhance existing knowledge of the conservation status of threatened, endemic, and valuable plant species to develop targeted and effective conservation measures in the future. Our research includes (conservation) assessments of local flora, fauna, habitats, ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as mapping of species distribution. In addition, we carry out annual ecological monitoring of community-based biodiversity management practices and study the effects of climate change on plant populations to identify conservation priorities and inform regional biodiversity management plans.

Research:

Our research includes (conservation) assessments of local flora, fauna, habitats, ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as mapping of species distribution. In addition, we carry out annual ecological monitoring of community-based biodiversity management practices and study the effects of climate change on plant populations to identify conservation priorities and inform regional biodiversity management plans.

Actions:

We firmly believe that local community participation is critical to the success of our biodiversity conservation efforts. That is why, we are proud to say that after more than six years of working with High Atlas communities, we have established a community herbarium, three community seed banks, and four community plant nurseries. These initiatives aim to distribute and reintroduce wild, medicinal, threatened, useful, and endemic species in the wild and on community lands. To ensure the sustainability of our actions, we support local water management infrastructures such as restoring traditional water canals (seguias) and building water basins.

This infrastructure is vital to support local farmers in times of drought, increase water flows to ecologically sensitive areas and provide clean drinking water for domestic use. We also provide capacity-building workshops on sustainable water practices for local community members such as employing organic fertilisers and the oya irrigation system. To ensure the sustainability of our actions, we support local water management infrastructures such as restoring traditional water canals (seguias) and building water basins.

Contact Us

1Rue Houcima, Villa N° 280, 1er étage, Marrakech, Morocco 40000
contact@mblaassociation.org
+212 (0) 808 558485

The Moroccan Biodiversity and Livelihoods Association is a non-governmental non-profit association registered in Hay Mohamadi zone, Marrakech under the n° 470.

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