Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Supporting Women and Forest Fire Reduction in Cordillera de Colan, Peru

Grantee Name: Yunkawasi

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Peru
Amount: $206,975
Dates: Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Keywords: Agroforestry, Buffer zones, Capacity building, Certification, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Fire management, Gender, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Networks, Protected Areas, Governance

Reduce threats from forest fires and agricultural encroachment in Cordillera de Colán Key Biodiversity Area by developing and implementing a conservation system for Amazonas Region, strengthening the capacity of women to support a community conservation coffee association, building capacity to prevent, prepare and combat uncontrolled forest fires, and strengthening gender practices and capacity of Yunkawasi.

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.

Supporting Women and Forest Fire Reduction in Cordillera de Colan, Peru

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