
Sustainable Financing and Establishment of Private Reserves for Biodiversity Conservation in Loma Quita Espuela and Loma Guaconejo, Dominican Republic
Grantee Name: Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano
- Hotspot
- Caribbean Islands
- Location
- Dominican Republic
- Amount
- $212,148
- Dates
- Dec 2011 – Dec 2014
- Keywords
- Climate mitigation, Conservation finance, Private reserves, Protected Areas
Create the Dominican Republic's first private protected area to enhance connectivity with two existing protected areas and foster its financial sustainability through the sale of forest carbon credits. The grant supports the development of a framework by which private investors will purchase land to establish the private protected area; proposal preparation and sale of forest carbon credits; support to cacao farmers for reforestation with native species; and dissemination of the project's experience for replication.
1 Improve protection and management of 45 priority key biodiversity areas
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