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Green Gold Sustainable Production Alternatives: Analog Forestry for the Conservation of Chocó, Colombia

Grantee Name: Corporación Oro Verde

Hotspot
Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
Location
Colombia
Amount
$99,670
Dates
May 2005 – Mar 2007
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Restoration
Reduce the negative environmental impacts of mining in the Colombian portion of the Choco by working with local populations to promote biodiversity conservation, environmental certification for gold mining, restoration of degraded areas, and delineation of conservation areas within community territories.
Strategic Direction : 3 Identify and promote sustainable development practices in communities near selected protected areas

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