Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Rocky stream in forest. — Stream in Huánuco, Peru.

© Micheel N. Cotrina Fabián

Establishing Legal Protection of Carpish Montane Forest of the Carpish - Yanachaga Conservation Corridor in Peru – Phase II

Grantee Name: Nature and Culture International

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Peru
Amount: $131,443
Dates: Jun 2018 – Sep 2020
Keywords: Agriculture, Awareness, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Private reserves, Protected Areas

Secure legal establishment of one regional reserve and one private reserve covering about 70,000 hectares in the Carpish Key Biodiversity Area and lay the groundwork for their management. This grant funds the completion of baseline technical studies, a FPIC process with indigenous communities, a public awareness campaign, management planning, and fund raising.

Strategic Direction : 1 Improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.