Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Participatory Management Planning for Cotacachi - Cayapas Key Biodiversity Area in Ecuador

Grantee Name: Conservation International

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Ecuador
Amount: $163,164
Dates: May 2018 – Oct 2020
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Conservation finance, Conservation planning, Indigenous People, Protected Areas

Prepare a new management plan and provide the technical justification for a new management designation for the Cotacachi – Cayapas KBA. This grant supports an FPIC process with indigenous people, a management needs assessment, participatory zoning process, designs for management programs, and a public outreach program.

Strategic Direction : 1 Improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.