Conserva Aves is an initiative dedicated to the integral and effective conservation of nature, adapting to the particularities of each territory to sustainably create and manage subnational protected areas. Its main focus is the protection of threatened birds, both endemic and migratory, along with their habitats and the communities that depend on them.<\/p>\n
The Sustainable Environmental Investment Fund (FIAS), Ecuador’s financial mechanism for environmental management and a national partner of the Conserva Aves initiative in Ecuador, signed an agreement that enabled the launch of the first call for proposals in the country to fund projects focused on creating or expanding protected areas sustainably.<\/p>\n
After a rigorous evaluation of the applications received in this public call, the FIAS internal commission and the technical commission\u2014composed of representatives from BirdLife International, the Ecuadorian Foundation for the Research and Conservation of Birds and Their Habitats, and the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition\u2014announced the selected organizations. The chosen proposals stand out for offering innovative solutions to conserve key habitats in various regions of the country, through the creation of subnational protected areas and the development of strategies for their long-term sustainability. Thanks to these projects, more than 143,000 hectares in nine provinces of Ecuador will be protected.<\/p>\n
The newly selected local partners to implement the Conserva Aves initiative in Ecuador are:<\/p>\n
Corporaci\u00f3n BYOS \/ Intag-Tois\u00e1n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares: 5,238.51 Corporaci\u00f3n BYOS \/ Archidona<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares: 11,949.03 Fundaci\u00f3n Arco\u00edris<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares: 7,947.37 Fundaci\u00f3n Bomaco<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares: 19,546.18 Fundaci\u00f3n EcoMinga \/ Dr\u00e1cula<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n PProtected hectares: 1,793.76 Fundaci\u00f3n EcoMinga \/ Machay<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares: 1,162.43 Fundaci\u00f3n Altr\u00f3pico<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares: 72,044.78 Fundaci\u00f3n Otonga<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares:61 Ecopar<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Protected hectares: 22,357.49 The funds to finance these proposals come from the Conserva Aves Initiative, led at the regional level by the American Bird Conservancy, National Audubon Society, BirdLife International, Birds Canada and RedLAC. The national partners are Aves y Conservaci\u00f3n \/ BirdLife in Ecuador and the Fondo de Inversi\u00f3n Ambiental Sostenible FIAS, leaders of the implementation in the country with the support of Bezos Earth Fund.<\/p>\n Thanks to these strategic alliances and collective commitment, sustainability for biodiversity and Ecuadorian communities is being promoted.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Conserva Aves is an initiative dedicated to the integral and effective conservation of nature, adapting to the particularities of each territory to sustainably create and manage subnational protected areas. Its main focus is the protection of threatened birds, both endemic and migratory, along with their habitats and the communities that depend on them. The Sustainable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"formats":[],"idioma":[258],"pais":[242],"class_list":["post-739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-countries","pais-ecuador-en"],"acf":[],"dsm_author":{"name":"Alejandra Guzman","avatar_url":"https:\/\/dev.conserva-aves.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/b63493eb86eb9c82b489cc51178497de.jpg?ver=1794309365","archive_link":"https:\/\/dev.conserva-aves.org\/en\/author\/alejandra\/","biodata":""},"dsm_categories":[{"term_name":"Countries","term_id":176,"term_link":"https:\/\/dev.conserva-aves.org\/en\/category\/countries\/"}],"dsm_attachment_categories":[],"dsm_featured_image":null,"dsm_comment_count":0,"yoast_head":"\n
\nObjective: Establish the OMEC Intag-Tois\u00e1n area in 6,000 hectares under legal protection schemes.
\nLocation: Imbabura Province, Cotacachi Canton.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Increase conservation areas with legal protection to preserve critical biodiversity habitats.
\nLocation: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes, west of Antisana National Park and Colonso Chalupas Ecological Reserve.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Expand and declare the Conservation and Sustainable Use Area (ACUS) of the Morona canton and advance its recognition as OMEC.
\nLocation: Morona Canton.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Create the Conservation and Sustainable Use Areas (ACUS) in Chone, Tosagua, Manta, and Bol\u00edvar, and extend the ACUS in San Vicente.
\nLocation: San Vicente, Chone, Tosagua, Sucre, Bol\u00edvar cantons, and a small area in Manta.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Establish OMECs in the Dr\u00e1cula Reserves.
\nLocation: Carchi Province, northwest of Tulc\u00e1n Canton.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Establish the Private Protection Area (APP) in the Machay Reserve.
\nLocation: Tungurahua Province, Ba\u00f1os de Agua Santa Canton, R\u00edo Verde parish.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Constitute a protected area under the TICCA Life Territory category, with its own governance and territorial management mechanisms, to conserve habitats of threatened, endemic, and migratory bird species in the Aw\u00e1 territory.
\nLocation: 1) Esmeraldas, San Lorenzo Canton, 2) Carchi, Tulc\u00e1n Canton, 3) Imbabura, Ibarra and Urcuqu\u00ed cantons.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Legally protect the Otonga Integral Forest.
\nLocation: Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo provinces.<\/p>\n
\nObjective: Promote the establishment of a conservation area to safeguard the habitat of the red-headed parrot (Psittacara erythrogenys) and other bird species in the Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) Tiquibuzo.
\nLocation: Bol\u00edvar Province, Chillanes Canton, covering part of the cantonal head and the San Jos\u00e9 del Tambo parish.<\/p>\n