Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthening Management and Participatory Planning in Three Key Biodiversity Areas within the Quito Metropolitan District in Ecuador

Grantee Name: CONSORCIO PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE DE LA ECORREGION ANDINA

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Ecuador
Amount: $120,453
Dates: Jun 2017 – Aug 2018
Keywords: Buffer zones, Conservation finance, Conservation planning, Land use planning, Protected Areas, Ecosystem resilience, Governance

Improve management capacity of three Key Biodiversity Areas within the municipality of Quito: Los Bancos-Milpe, Maquipucuna-Río Guayllabamaba and Mindo. Specifically, the grant supports planning for biodiversity conservation and climate change resilience, governance strengthening, and design of an incentive scheme for farm-level conservation.

Strategic Direction :

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