Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Man giving young woman certificate, other woman sitting in background. — Indigenous women who participated in the handicrafts workshop received certificates.

© Charles Ebelio Romay Mérida

Strengthening T'smane Mosetenes Regional Council to Manage Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Indigenous Land in Bolivia

Grantee Name: Consejo Regional T’simane Mosetenes Pilon Lajas

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Bolivia
Amount: $136,416
Dates: Jun 2016 – Aug 2019
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Land use planning, Protected Areas

Promote the integrated management of Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Indigenous Territory in Bolivia through the updating and implementation of the management plan and life plan of the T’smane Mosetenes Indigenous People. The project will strengthen the legal and administrative capacities of the regional council of the T’smane Mosetenes and establish a women’s group dedicated to improved land management.

Strategic Direction :

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