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Strengthening Governance and Conservation Incentives in Serrania El Pinche Key Biodiversity Area Of Colombia

Grantee Name: fundacion ecohabitats

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Colombia
Amount
$85,000
Dates
Nov 2019 – Nov 2020
Keywords
Agriculture, Buffer zones, Capacity building, Climate adaptation, Climate mitigation, Community-based conservation, Private reserves, Protected Areas, Reforestation, Species Conservation

Strengthen management of 49,774 hectares in Serranía El Pinche Regional Forest Reserve and its buffer zone by strengthening governance of the Argelia municipal protected areas system; promoting sustainable land management and climate change adaption on 21 farms, including a rotating fund to support women-led projects; and monitoring to update range data of the Gorgeted puffleg hummingbird.

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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