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Establish a 53-Hectare Private Protected Area in the Bosque de San Antonio/Km 18 Key Biodiversity Area of Colombia

Grantee Name: Fundacion Ecotonos

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Colombia
Amount
$25,000
Dates
Mar 2023 – Nov 2023
Keywords
Access and Benefit Sharing, Awareness, Buffer zones, Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Private reserves, Research
Improve the protection and management of 53 hectares in the Key Biodiversity Area of Bosque de San Antonio/Km 18 through the establishment of a Civil Society Nature Reserve, the implementation of a participatory management plan, which includes articulated work with the Regional Protective Forest Reserve Bitaco, and coordination strategies with the surrounding communities.
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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