Fostering Altitudinal Connectivity and Conservation in the Cotacachi – Awa Conservation Corridor of Ecuador
Grantee Name: FUNDACION ALTROPICO
- Hotspot
- Tropical Andes
- Location
- Ecuador
- Amount
- $195,329
- Dates
- Jul 2017 – Dec 2019
- Keywords
- Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Land tenure, Legal support, Networks, Protected Areas
Promote altitudinal connectivity across key biodiversity areas of the Pacific northwest of Ecuador, starting from the Awá Territory to El Angel Ecological Reserve. Components include strengthening management and governance of the Awa Federation, strengthen formal protection of Awa sites, and establish networks and tools for stakeholder coordination.
1 Improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.
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