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Strengthening Community Management of Yunguilla - Santa Lucia Conservation and Sustainable Use Area in Ecuador

Grantee Name: CORPORACIÓN MICROEMPRESARIAL YUNGUILLA CMY

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Ecuador
Amount
$44,712
Dates
Jun 2017 – Jun 2018
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Habitat conservation and management, Protected Areas
Work to legally protect approximately 8,000 hectares of cloud forest in the Maquipucuna-Río Guaullabamba Key Biodiversity Area under communal management schemes. The corresponding management plan for the Yunguilla ACUS will be updated using a broader territorial approach that includes the Santa Lucía community and provides guidance for sustainable natural resources management.
Strategic Direction : 1 Improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.

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