Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Management Planning and Protection for Biodiversity Conservation and Watershed Management of Cotapata Key Biodiversity Area in Bolivia

Grantee Name: Mancomunidad de Municipios del Norte Paceño Tropical

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Bolivia
Amount: $139,176
Dates: May 2017 – Nov 2018
Keywords: Agroforestry, Capacity building, Conservation planning, Habitat conservation and management, Indigenous People, Land use planning, Private reserves, Poverty

Conduct participatory planning processes for biodiversity conservation and territorial management in the Cotapata Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) based on the identification of ecosystem functions in six communities through communal agreements involving at least 60 families. Establish a pilot communal conservation area of approximately 15,000 hectares in the Guanay municipality. This experience will be shared with municipalities involved in four priority KBAs.

Strategic Direction : 1 Improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.