Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Improving Management in Yanacocha Biological Reserve, Pichincha Volcano, Ecuador

Grantee Name: Fundacion de Conservación Jocotoco

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Ecuador
Amount: $75,020
Dates: Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
Keywords: Capacity building, Education, Habitat conservation and management, Private reserves, Protected Areas, Tourism

Improve management in the Yanacocha Biological Reserve, a private reserve covering 1,197 hectares, through management planning, species monitoring, tourism promotion, capacity building, and environmental education.

Strategic Direction :

1 Strengthen protection and management of 52 priority KBAs to foster participatory governance, green recovery from COVID-19, climate change resilience, species conservation, and financial sustainability.

Improving Management in Yanacocha Biological Reserve, Pichincha Volcano, Ecuador

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