Preventing Agricultural Encroachment into Indo Maíz Biological Reserve and Cerro Silva Nature Reserve through the Introduction of Sustainable Agriculture in their Buffer Zones
Grantee Name: Sano y Salvo
- Hotspot
- Mesoamerica
- Location
- Nicaragua
- Amount
- $69,927
- Dates
- May 2004 – Aug 2007
- Keywords
- Agriculture, Buffer zones, Landscape Resilience
Promote sustainable agriculture and agroforestry to reduce deforestation and promote connectivity between forest fragments in the northern frontier region of the Indo Maiz Reserve, which is threatened by agricultural encroachment. Specifically, the project will promote improved resource management on select farms and the adoption of best practices in sustainable and organic agriculture on 500 farms.
2 Connect critical areas through economic alternatives
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