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Strengthening Local Governance of the Intag-Toisán Key Biodiversity Area in Ecuador

Grantee Name: CORPORACION TOISAN

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Ecuador
Amount
$139,210
Dates
Jan 2024 – Jul 2025
Keywords
Agroforestry, Awareness, Capacity building, Communication, Community-based conservation, Gender, Protected Areas, Reforestation, Tourism, Governance

Strengthen local governance and stakeholder capacity to conserve the Intag-Toisán municipal protected areas. Undertake capacity building for local stakeholders, conservation awareness building, mainstreaming conservation in municipal policies, gender inclusion, community conservation projects and baseline biodiversity and hydrologic studies.

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.

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