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Biodiversity Conservation and Women's Empowerment in Awa Communities, Colombia
Grantee Name: 
Asociación de Autoridades Tradicionales Awá Organización Unidad Indígena del Pueblo Awá "UNIPA"
HOTSPOT
Tropical Andes
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$125,000
DATES
Feb 2025
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Nov 2025
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Tropical Andes
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$125,000
DATES
Feb 2025
-
Nov 2025

Support the conservation of nine globally threatened species and their habitats within the territory of the Awa Indigenous people. Undertake fieldwork and community consultations to designate sites as Key Biodiversity Areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures. Prepare and implement species action plans. Undertake environmental monitoring for oil spills. Strengthen organizational policy related to women’s rights.

Strategic Direction: 2 In the seven priority corridors, collaborate with public and private sector stakeholders to enable biodiversity conservation, a green recovery from COVID-19, and environmental, financial, and social sustainability, in be