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Conserving Highly Threatened Coastal Rain Forest of Punta Galeras to Achieve Connectivity with Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve

Grantee Name: Fundación Ecuatoriana de Estudios Ecológicos

Hotspot
Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
Location
Ecuador
Amount
$59,992
Dates
Aug 2003 – Mar 2005
Keywords
Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Networks, Protected Areas
Support participatory approaches to conserve the biodiversity conservation corridor spanning Punta Galeras – Mache Chindul reserve. Activities include the establishment of a network of local nongovernmental organizations, private landowners and municipalities to support conservation efforts; development of a conservation action plan; placement of 1,000 hectares of forest under formal protection; and community-based development projects in buffer zones.
Strategic Direction : 1 Establish/strengthen local and regional mechanisms to foster corridor-level conservation

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