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Strengthening the Participation of Awajún Indigenous People and Campesinos to Conserve the Colan Mountain Range of Peru

Grantee Name: Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza

Hotspot
Tropical Andes
Location
Peru
Amount
$159,999
Dates
Jun 2016 – Oct 2017
Keywords
Agroforestry, Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Indigenous People, Livestock, Protected Areas
Promote a community-based, multi-pronged approach to strengthen conservation in Peru’s Colán Mountain Range by establishing a community-managed conservation concession. The project will increase production of cacao agroforestry to maintain connectivity between forest fragments in Awajún indigenous communities, develop a participatory zoning plan for the Cordillera de Colán National Shrine, and improve monitoring in the Copallín Communal Private Conservation Area.
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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