Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthen Management and Governance of Cordillera de Colán Key Biodiversity Area, Peru

Grantee Name: Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Peru
Amount: $126,150
Dates: Oct 2022 – Nov 2023
Keywords: Agroforestry, Awareness, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Conservation finance, Education, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Private reserves, Protected Areas, Youth

Promote sustainable development and protected area management in Cordillera de Colán Key Biodiversity Area. Strengthen community management of three protected areas, engage young people in conservation, develop a payment for ecosystem services scheme, promote cacao restoration and production and build the capacity of indigenous leaders.

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.