Project: Biodiversity and Religion.

An awareness-raising session was held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, on the theme: Current State of Biodiversity in the municipality of Bonou and the concrete actions to be taken for its preservation, as part of the implementation of the project: Mobilization of dignitaries of endogenous religions (Vodoun), Abrahamic religions (Vodun), Abrahamic religions (Christianity and Islam) and sworn State agents for the sustainable conservation of the biodiversity of the Bioreserve Biosphere Reserve was held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, an awareness-raising session on the theme: Mobilization of dignitaries of endogenous religions (Vodun), of Abrahamic religions (Vodun), of Abrahamic religions (Christianity and Islam) and of sworn State agents for the sustainable conservation of biodiversity in the Bioreserve Biosphere Reserve was held on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Sphere of the Lower Ouémé Valley (RB-BVO) in South-Benin, financed by CeBIOS. The session organized by the Organization for Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (ODDB NGO) brought together the leaders of the Abrahamic religions: Christianity (Pastors, Priests and Managers of the heavenly churches) and Islam from the town of Bonou. The participants were treated to various presentations: the concept of biodiversity, then the biodiversity of the municipality of Bonou, the concept of biosphere reserve, as well as the Biosphere Reserve of the Lower Ouémé Valley (RB-BVO) and the forests of the municipality of Bonou which are part of this reserve; and finally a roadmap was defined by the latter at the end of group work and the plenary, for Raise awareness among their followers about the preservation of biodiversity.