Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Participatory Conservation Planning and Action in Cordillera de Colán, Perú

Grantee Name: Yunkawasi

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Peru
Amount: $108,797
Dates: Oct 2022 – Nov 2023
Keywords: Agriculture, Buffer zones, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Gender, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Protected Areas

Strengthen protected area management and regional conservation in the Cordillera de Colan and Amazonas Department of Peru. Support the updating of the Amazonas Regional Conservation System (SICRE) and the master plan for Cordilla de Colán National Santuary. Implement a coffee restoration project to benefit women.

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.