Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Vista with sunrise or sunset, striking red flower in the foreground. — Carpish Montane Forest.

© Micheel N. Cotrina Fabián

Establishment of Three Protected Areas in Carpish Montane Forest of Carpish - Yanachaga Conservation Corridor in Peru

Grantee Name: Nature and Culture International

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Peru
Amount: $175,000
Dates: Jun 2016 – Mar 2018
Keywords: Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Conservation finance, Conservation planning, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Land tenure, Land use planning, Private reserves, Protected Areas

Establish a regional conservation area and two private conservation areas totaling 131,000 hectares in Peru’s Carpish Montane Forest using a community conservation model that will include co-management between communities and local governments. The project will fund technical studies; community consultations; capacity building for sustainable development; fundraising, management planning and implementation; and the establishment of local management committees.

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