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Caucasus Nature Fund to allocate €870,000 to three Georgian parks

Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park of Georgia. Photo:georgiastartshere.com.

Agenda.ge, 03 Apr 2019 - 17:32, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Caucasus Nature Fund will allocate €870,000 for the development of three national parks in Georgia: Borjom-Kharagauli, Mtirala and Pshav-Khevsureti.

The development period will span between 2019 and 2021.

The agreement was signed at the Borjomi-Kharagauli park administraion. Photo:Agency of Protected Areas.

The sum will be spent for the development of small infrastructure and surveillance and monitoring in protected areas.

The allocated amount will also go to providing rangers with higher salaries and food.

The agreement was signed at the Borjomi-Kharagauli park administration today.

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