Women Leadership and Biodiversity Conservation in Bosque San Antonio, Colombia

Grantee Name: CORPORACIÓN PARA LA GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL BIODIVERSA

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Colombia
Amount: $210,000
Dates: Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Keywords: Agriculture, Agroforestry, Capacity building, Climate adaptation, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Freshwater, Gender, Habitat conservation and management, Livelihoods, Networks, Policy/law, Protected Areas, Species Conservation, Ecosystem resilience, Governance

Expand protection, reduce threats from unsustainable agriculture, and build women’s capacity for conservation in Bosque San Antonio Key Biodiversity Area. Support establishment of a new protected area, and promote adoption of municipal policies to support nature conservation. Support women-led green enterprises and women’s leadership and establish a women-led early warning system for threats identification. Strengthen capacity for integrating gender considerations into conservation projects.

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.

Women Leadership and Biodiversity Conservation in Bosque San Antonio, Colombia

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