ECO-BENIN

• Biodiversity – participatory conservation: protecting and restoring ecosystems, building resilience to climate change.

• Climate – mitigating climate change impacts through sustainable practices that combine resource conservation with community wellbeing.

• Ecotourism – valorising natural and cultural riches through environmentally respectful tourism that supports the local economy and cultural exchange.

• Human capital strengthening for inclusive development – empowering women, young people and communities, building capacity and promoting active participation in environmental management.

Founded in 1999, Benin Ecotourism Concern (Eco-Benin) is a Beninese NGO working to promote ecotourism and eco-development by designing sustainable solutions for biodiversity preservation, climate action, and improved wellbeing for local communities. For over two decades, Eco-Benin has been active in 30 communes across south-western and northern Benin, built around four pillars: biodiversity preservation, climate action, ecotourism development, and human capital strengthening, in close partnership with local stakeholders, authorities, researchers and international organisations.