Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Preparation of a Management Plan for the Planada Nature Reserve in the Pialapi Pueblo Indigenous Reserve, Colombia

Grantee Name: Resguardo Pialapí Pueblo Viejo

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Colombia
Amount: $181,993
Dates: May 2017 – Nov 2020
Keywords: Buffer zones, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Land use planning, Protected Areas, Species Conservation

Prepare a management plan for the La Planada Nature Reserve and its environs in the Pialapi Pueblo Viejo Ethnic Territory of southwest Colombia in concordance with the Awa People's cosmovision, strengthen administrative structures and capacities of Awa Indigenous Reserve managers, build sustainable financing mechanisms, and prepare conservation action plans for five globally endangered species.

Strategic Direction :

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