Support the ongoing conservation efforts in the northern tropical andes of peru, implementing a conservation corridor spanning over 500,000 acres

This $216,169.90 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640), supports the ongoing conservation efforts in the Northern Tropical Andes of Peru. The funding will allow Nature and Culture International (NCI) to consolidate and promote the Utcubamba Huayabamba Conservation Corridor spanning over 500,000 acres. Key objectives include promoting good governance through a coordination committee and management plan, strengthening community-based conservation, generating sustainable financing mechanisms, and working with local communities on sustainable livelihoods and agricultural practices to reduce pressure on the corridor's ecosystems. This award, with an effective date of October 1, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of May 30, 2025, aligns with the program's goal of supporting innovative training and capacity building to conserve priority species, habitats, and ecological processes across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Nature and culture international (NCI) will work with local communities, authorities, and other stakeholders to consolidate and promote the utcubamba huayabamba conservation corridor. Specific actions include: (1) promoting the good governance of this corridor through the creation of a coordination committee and management plan (2) strengthening community governance and management of local conservation areas (3) generation of sustainable financing mechanisms for the financial sustainability of the corridor (4) working with local communities for the adoption of good agricultural practices and sustainable livelihood alternatives with a link to value chains that reduce pressure on the ecosystems of the corridor.