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Conserving Highly Threatened Coastal Rain Forest of Punta Galeras to Achieve Connectivity with Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve
Grantee Name: 
Fundación Ecuatoriana de Estudios Ecológicos
HOTSPOT
Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$59,992
DATES
Sep 2003
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Mar 2005
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$59,992
DATES
Sep 2003
-
Mar 2005

Support participatory approaches to conserve the biodiversity conservation corridor spanning Punta Galeras – Mache Chindul reserve. Activities include the establishment of a network of local nongovernmental organizations, private landowners and municipalities to support conservation efforts; development of a conservation action plan; placement of 1,000 hectares of forest under formal protection; and community-based development projects in buffer zones.

Strategic Direction: 1 Establish/strengthen local and regional mechanisms to foster corridor-level conservation