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Disseminating and Implementing Legal Tools for Conservation in the Private Sector in the Vilcabamba-Amboró Corridor

Grantee Name: Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Peru
Amount
$69,384
Dates
Nov 2002 – Sep 2003
Keywords
Awareness, Capacity building, Legal support, Policy/law

Promote the use of conservation instruments such as conservation concessions, private reserve establishment and concessions for environmental services for land protection on the Peruvian side of the Vilcabamba-Amboró Corridor as a complement to current government-sponsored conservation initiatives. Activities include an outreach campaign to the nongovernmental sector on Peru's new legislation that underpins such instruments, training for government officials on processing applications and publication of a guide on applying for conservation instruments.

Strategic Direction :

5 Strengthen Environmental Policy and Legal Frameworks to Mitigate the Impacts of Extraction Industries, Transportation and Infrastructure Projects, and Large-scale Tourism

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