Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Promoting Sustainable and Climate-Smart Livelihoods in Cotapata National Park, Bolivia

Grantee Name: Pastoral Social Caritas Diocesana Coroico

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Bolivia
Amount: $75,450
Dates: Feb 2023 – Dec 2023
Keywords: Agroforestry, Awareness, Certification, Climate adaptation, Community-based conservation, Gender, Protected Areas, Reforestation

Promote agroforestry and apiculture in eight communities to reduce agricultural encroachment in Cotapata Nacional Park. Strengthen an ecological producers' association, support the adoption of agroforestry, apiculture and reforestation on 50 farms, commercialize their products, and support initiatives to raise environmental awareness.

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.