Our Initiatives
Maquipucuna Reserve: Ecolodge & Scientific Station:
biodiversity [flora, fauna, archeology], Ecotourism, Research Station
Choco Andean Rainforest Corridor:
Sustainable Development strategy (macro & pilot program)
- Alternative Economic Opportunities (ecotourism, gourmet shade-grown organic coffee and cacao, native bamboo, tissue culture, organic production [jams, sugar, vegetables, dairy], crafts, holistic subsistence farms, beyond fair trade)
Pilot Corridor (Maquipucuna Reserve, land purchase, regional and farms management, conservation, C Credits)
Sustainable Coffee Farms:Highlands of Pichincha and Loja Provinces
Birdfriendly Chocolate: Lowlands of Esmeraldas Province
Bamboo - Sustainable Wood: Bamboo/Carbon reforestation program & ChoCO2 project
Community Carbon Banking: Micro-carbon program
Choco Andes Certification of Origin: Summary of project for Ecotourism, Coffee and Cacao
Chocó - Andes, Maquipucuna adopts Geographic Identification Standards for World Class Quality and Responsible Environmental Practices
Kids & Education: Environmental Education (Naturalist program, Environmental Education Camps)
Community Portal:
GIS Clearinghouse: Environmental Information System (GIS, Socio-economic monitoring, ecologic monitoring)
Communities:
Chocó - Andes, Maquipucuna adopts Geographic Identification Standards for World Class Quality and Responsible Environmental Practices
Our Projects
Our work unfolds in through 5 programs, which in turn are implemented through result-oriented projects
- Conservation program
Expansion of the Guayllabamba Upper Watershed Protective Forest
Participatory monitoring of land use change of the Comuna Rio Santiago Cayapas and Guayllabamba areas
Guidelines for the establishment of the Comuna Río Santiago Protective Forest
Land security for the Comuna Río Santiago Cayapas
ChoCO2: reforestation of the Maquipucuna Reserve and climate change mitigation
Reforestation of coffee farms in the Nanegal and Pacto parishes
Establishment of the National Network-Vigilancia Verde
Conflict resolution and boundary setting for Podocarpus National Park
Establishment of Community Environmental Guards-GuardiAmbientales
Land purchase and establishment of the Maquipucuna Reserve
- Community development program
A tree for life
Beyond Fair Trade commercialization of Choco Andes coffee
Maquipucuna Medical Clinics
Creation of the Identification of origin master brand Chocó Andes
Organic certification of coffee from the Chocó Andes Alliance
Yunguilla integrated management of community farms
Support the creation of the women coop Mamapallo in Yunguilla
Support the creation of the women coop Las Colibríes
Community Day-care for the Sta Marianita Community
Support to sugar cane producers of Sta. Marianita and Chacapata
School dining facility in Palmitopamba
School dining facility in Sta. Marianita
Establishment of a hydro-powered sugar mill in Sakantza
Drinking water for the Sakanzta community
- Science & policy program
Development of a bird monitoring program and software for the Choco Andean Corridor
Development of guidelines for Bird-friendly certification of cacao in the Comuna Rio Santiago Cayapas
SIGMA: Maquipucuna’s Geographic Information System
Partnership with GIBEX for the bio-exploration of natural remedies
List of studies & publications……
Archeological……
- Sustainable Tourism & Ecotourism program
Desarrollo de criterios para la identificación geográfica del ecoturismo en la región Chocó Andina
Diseño de 4 paquetes turísticos con identificación geográfica para la región Chocó Andina
Proyecto comunitario de ecoturismo en Yunguilla
Proyecto comunitario de ecoturismo en Santa Lucía
- Environmental Education program
Educación ambiental para formar 10,000 niñ@s naturalistas
Environmental educators training series
Our Shared Forests Science nights in Georgia
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