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© Nikki Brighton
Strengthening Local Governance of the Intag-Toisán Key Biodiversity Area in Ecuador
Grantee Name: CORPORACION TOISAN
- Hotspot
- Tropical Andes
- Location
- Ecuador
- Amount
- $139,210
- Dates
- Jan 2024 – Dec 2025
- Keywords
- Agroforestry, Awareness, Capacity building, Communication, Community-based conservation, Gender, Protected Areas, Reforestation, Tourism, Governance
Strengthen local governance and stakeholder capacity to conserve the Intag-Toisán municipal protected areas. Undertake capacity building for local stakeholders, conservation awareness building, mainstreaming conservation in municipal policies, gender inclusion, community conservation projects and baseline biodiversity and hydrologic studies.
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.
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