The Endangered ash-breasted tit-tyrant (*Anairetes alpinus*) depends on the Polylepis forests.

© Rodrigo Soria Auza/Asociación Armonía

Strengthening Local Capacities to Conserve Polylepis Forests and their Threatened Biodiversity in Madidi And Cotapata National Parks in Bolivia

Grantee Name: Asociación Civil Armonía

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Bolivia
Amount: $226,428
Dates: Jun 2016 – Feb 2019
Keywords: Communication, Community-based conservation, Education, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Reforestation, Species Conservation

Conserve highly threatened Polylepis forests and globally threatened species that live in these high Andean Mountain habitats in Bolivia through an integrated program to support reforestation with Polylepis and native trees. The project will reduce demand for fuelwood through provision of efficient cook stoves to local communities and develop an action plan for globally threatened species.

Strategic Direction : 1 Improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.