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Design of Conservation Incentives Mechanisms for Guatemala

Grantee Name: Fundación para la Conservación de los Recursos Naturales y Ambiente en Guatemala

Hotspot
Mesoamerica
Location
Guatemala
Amount
$32,633
Dates
Aug 2005 – Sep 2006
Keywords
Conservation finance

Support the design of conservation incentive mechanisms in select sites in the Petén and Cuchumatanes as pilot projects that offer local communities financial incentives to adopt sustainable land management practices in support of conservation. The grant funds feasibility studies, community consultations, fund raising, and information dissemination for broader adoption.

Strategic Direction :

1 Foster civil society participation in regional decisionmaking on select policies and investments to promote the conservation and sustainable development of the Selva Maya and the Selva Zoque and Chiapas/Guatemala Highlan

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