Preparation of a Land and Cultural Use Plan for Awá Indigenous Territory of Barbacoas and Tumaco, Colombia
Grantee Name: Unidad Indígena del Pueblo Awá
- Hotspot
- Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
- Location
- Colombia
- Amount
- $178,237
- Dates
- Jun 2003 – Sep 2005
- Keywords
- Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Land use planning, Protected Areas
Prepare a land-use and management plan for the Awá indigenous territories of Barbacoas and Tumaco in southwest Colombia though a participatory process that integrates traditional uses of local resources. The project supports an assessment of the state of natural resources, identification of traditional uses of these resources, training of community leaders, development of a zoning plan and land-use policies and community outreach.
1 Establish/strengthen local and regional mechanisms to foster corridor-level conservation
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