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Two men and one woman birdwatching in forest, one man holds camera with very long lens.
Birdwatching in the forest of the Awá community in Ecuador.
© Víctor Eduardo Obando Clavijo

Protecting Globally Threatened Birds and Amphibians through Participatory Monitoring and Conservation Planning in the Cotacachi-Awá Corridor in Ecuador

Grantee Name: Fundación para el Desarrollo de Alternativas Comunitarias de Conservación del Trópico

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Ecuador
Amount
$67,539
Dates
May 2019 – Sep 2020
Keywords
Awareness, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Species Conservation

Designed action plans to safeguard 14 Globally Red Listed bird and amphibian species found in the Cotacachi Awá Corridor of Ecuador. This grant will establish an alliance of Colombian and Ecuadorian institutions to engage in implementation, conduct participatory field work for baseline data collection, prepare action plans, increase local stakeholder capacity, and build conservation awareness on target species.

Strategic Direction :

5 Safeguard globally threatened species.

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