Conservation International

Published purpose

This project aims to improve the health of biodiversity and ecosystems that are managed and enjoyed by people living in vulnerable communities in the biodiversity hotspots of the Cerrado (Brazil), Indo-Burma (Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Thailand) and Tropical Andes (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Project activities include: (1) training for local civil society organizations on community-based approaches to conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity; (2) providing grants to local civil society organizations for gender-responsive conservation projects; and (3) providing leadership training for women in the conservation sector. The project benefits Indigenous Peoples and local communities living in and around key biodiversity areas, their natural resource management bodies, and the civil society organizations that partner with them to conserve and sustainably manage biodiversity.