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Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Investment Priorities
| STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS |
INVESTMENT PRIORITIES |
| 1. Establish/strengthen local and regional mechanisms to foster corridor-level conservation |
1.1 Develop and operationalize existing and new frameworks and processes for information exchange, alliance building, and dialogue for coordination between stakeholders, governments, international donors, and NGOs |
| 1.2 In a civil society led effort prepare a financing strategy for conservation in the corridor, to examine trust funds, endowments, conservation concessions, and ecotrusts |
| 1.3 Support environmental monitoring and evaluation systems for development and conservation initiatives and for selected species |
| 1.4 Through civil society efforts, incorporate corridor conservation priorities and plans into the Ecuadorian National Biodiversity Strategy, and into Ecuadorian local and regional development and decentralization plans; integrate coastal ecosystems into corridor priorities |
| 1.5 Increase awareness of, and support for, biodiversity conservation in the corridor among key stakeholder groups* |
| 1.6 Through targeted civil society initiatives, improve and consolidate legal framework for national systems of protected areas* |
| 1.7 Launch and complete transfrontier territory planning processes, including agro-ecological zoning of critical areas, to promote land use that is compatible with corridor priorities* |
| 1.8 Ensure that civil society efforts lead to the incorporation of biodiversity concerns into decision-making processes associated with major initiatives, such as Plan Colombia, Plan Pacifico, and Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline* |
| 2. Bring selected protected areas and species under improved management |
2.1 Through civil society efforts prepare and implement management plans for selected protected areas, including Mache Chindul Reserve, Angel Ecological Reserve, and Awa Forest Reserve |
| 2.2 Consolidate selected protected areas - through targeted civil society efforts - including Tatamas, Utria, San Quianga, Farallones de Cali, Munchiques, Galeras, Callapas Matage, and Cotacachi Cayapas |
| 2.3 Improve protection and management of habitat for critical species |
| 2.4 Foster and support applied research on little known, threatened and endemic species and habitats* |
| 2.5 Strengthen the institutional capacity of municipalities, communities, NGOs, and the private sector for protected areas management* |
| 3. Identify and promote sustainable development practices in communities near selected protected areas |
3.1 Identify, demonstrate, and disseminate best practices in key sub-sectors: improved forest management, carbon sequestration projects, reforestation; agroforestry, NTFP, coffee, and cacao; sustainable shrimp farming; and ecotourism* |
| 3.2 Identify, demonstrate, and disseminate traditional uses of natural resources* |
* Investment priorities to be supported in conjunction with funding partners through funds leveraged by CEPF support.
* Note: CEPF is not accepting letters of inquiry for the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Hotspot at this time. Get more information about our related funding mechanisms or other funding resources.
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