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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
AMOUNT
US$44,712
DATES
Jul 2017
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Jun 2018
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Tropical Andes
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$44,712
DATES
Jul 2017
-
Jun 2018

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.