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Empowering Women and Reducing Fire Threat for Biodiversity Conservation, Ecuador

Grantee Name: Fundación Ecuatoriana para la Investigación y Conservación de las Aves y sus Hábitats

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Location
Ecuador
Amount
$100,365
Dates
Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Keywords
Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Fire management, Gender, Livelihoods, Networks, Species Conservation
Support women’s empowerment for conservation and forest fire prevention and control covering three Key Biodiversity Areas in Ecuador by: supporting women’s livelihoods activities for a plant nursery, ecotourism, and handcrafts; supporting community fires brigades and park guards from Cotacachi Cayapas National Park to develop fire prevention and control manuals; providing training and equipment; and establishing an early warning mechanism.
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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