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Reducing Biodiversity Threats and Strengthening Community Conservation in Antioquia, Colombia

Grantee Name: Fundación Con Vida

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Colombia
Amount
$155,687
Dates
Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Keywords
Agroforestry, Awareness, Capacity building, Communication, Community-based conservation, Fire management, Gender, Habitat conservation and management, Livelihoods, Protected Areas, Species Conservation, Tourism

Reduce agricultural encroachment and forest fire risk in the Distrito De Manejo Integrado Cuchilla Jardin Tamesis to safeguard three globally threatened magnolia species and black-and-chestnut eagle. Strengthen a multi-stakeholder management committee, build capacity in combating forests, support green enterprises including bee keeping and nature tourism, carry out environmental communications, and build staff capacity and institutional policies for gender integration.

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.

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