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© Serraniagua

Strengthening a Model for Community Conservation in the Serrania de los Paraguas of Colombia

Grantee Name: Corporación Serraniagua?

Hotspot: Tropical Andes
Location: Colombia
Amount: $268,090
Dates: Jun 2016 – Sep 2020
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Communication, Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Journalism/media, Livelihoods, Monitoring and evaluation, Networks, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood), Payment for Ecosystem Services, Private reserves

Strengthen and replicate Colombia’s premier private reserve network, Serrania de los Paraguas, by supporting corridor-level conservation monitoring and planning. Create new private and public protected areas, strengthen co-management arrangements with the government, create payment for ecosystem service schemes for sustainable funding, promote environmentally sustainable products, and support environmental education and outreach to new areas.

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