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Empowering Communities to Conserve the Cordillera de Colán, Perú

Grantee Name: Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Peru
Amount
$144,193
Dates
Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Keywords
Agroforestry, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Gender, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Youth

Promote sustainable development and protected area management in Cordillera de Colán Key Biodiversity Area. Strengthen community management of three protected areas, engage young people and empower women for conservation, strengthen a payment for ecosystem services scheme, promote sustainable cacao production, improve forest fire response, and strengthen capacity to integrate gender into conservation projects.

Strategic Direction :

1 Strengthen protection and management of 52 priority KBAs to foster participatory governance, green recovery from COVID-19, climate change resilience, species conservation, and financial sustainability.

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