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Conserving the Forests of La Amistad International Park through the Promotion of Traditional Medicine in Three Communities of Naso Ethnicity
Grantee Name: 
Asociación de Practicantes de Medicina Tradicional Naso
HOTSPOT
Mesoamerica
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$19,364
DATES
Oct 2004
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Jul 2005
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CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Mesoamerica
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$19,364
DATES
Oct 2004
-
Jul 2005

Maintain traditional knowledge on the cultivation and use of medicinal plants within Naso indigenous communities located in the buffer zone of La Amistad International Park as a means of offering an incentive to maintain forest cover. The grant supports the establishment of three village training and storage facilities, development of medicinal gardens, and training of Naso youth by Shamans.

Strategic Direction: 2 Connect critical areas through economic alternatives