Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Expand, Strengthen and Sustain the Community Conservation Areas in the Buffer Zone of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve

Grantee Name: Fundación Servicio Ecuatoriano para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible

Hotspot: Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
Location: Ecuador
Amount: $40,574
Dates: Dec 2006 – Jun 2008
Keywords: Buffer zones, Indigenous People, Protected Areas

Expand existing conservation incentive agreements with the Chachi Indigenous Peoples to five new centers and bring two Afro-Ecuadorian centers into the scheme for an additional 5,000 hectares under protection as part of the Great Chachi Reserve in the buffer zone of the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve.

Strategic Direction : 2 Bring selected protected areas and species under improved management

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Expand, Strengthen and Sustain the Community Conservation Areas in the Buffer Zone of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve

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