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Promoting Traditional Conservation Practices in the Cabecares Indigenous Communities of Bajo Chirripo and Nairi Awari, La Amistad Biosphere Reserve

Grantee Name: Asociación IXACAVAA de Desarrollo e Información Indígena

Hotspot
Mesoamerica
Location
Costa Rica
Amount
$20,000
Dates
Mar 2004 – Feb 2006
Keywords
Conservation planning, Indigenous People, Landscape Resilience
Conserve the indigenous territories of Bajo Chirripo and Nairi Awari by fostering the adoption of traditional resource management practices. The grant supports the development of a strategy for conservation and ancestral resource management, capacity building within indigenous communities and recuperation of ecosystems and threatened species.
Strategic Direction : 2 Connect critical areas through economic alternatives

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