Communities
A snapshot of the organizations we accompany across Latin America.
Machalilla National Park1/7Machalilla National Park · Ecuadorian Pacific
Community-linked marine conservation working with coastal communities on coral restoration in the Salango and Ciriales reef systems, environmental education and participatory monitoring.
Waorani Territory2/7Waorani Territory · Ecuadorian Amazon
Indigenous Waorani community in one of the world's most biodiverse rainforest regions, holding strong territorial and cultural ties to the forest under increasing external pressure.
Ecuadorian Amazon3/7Ecuadorian Amazon · Rights
Women-led Indigenous collective focused on territorial defense, environmental justice and protection of Amazonian communities and defenders.
Kichwa Territory4/7Kichwa Territory · Ecuadorian Amazon
Internationally recognized Kichwa community advancing the Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest) proposal — one of the Amazon's reference models for Indigenous territorial governance.
Chocó Andino Biosphere Reserve5/7Chocó Andino Biosphere Reserve · Ecuador
Private conservation reserve protecting one of Earth's most biodiverse cloud forest hotspots — habitat of the spectacled bear — through research, education and ecotourism.
Ecuadorian Pacific Coast6/7Ecuadorian Pacific Coast · Marine
Marine conservation initiative focused on cetacean conservation, ecosystem protection, environmental education and community engagement along Ecuador's Pacific coast.
ECUADORIAN PACIFIC COAST7/7Las Tunas · Ecuadorian Pacific Coast
Community-linked coastal initiative connected to environmental awareness, surf culture and local stewardship of beaches and nearshore ecosystems.
Machalilla National Park1/7Machalilla National Park · Ecuadorian Pacific
Community-linked marine conservation working with coastal communities on coral restoration in the Salango and Ciriales reef systems, environmental education and participatory monitoring.
Waorani Territory2/7Waorani Territory · Ecuadorian Amazon
Indigenous Waorani community in one of the world's most biodiverse rainforest regions, holding strong territorial and cultural ties to the forest under increasing external pressure.
Ecuadorian Amazon3/7Ecuadorian Amazon · Rights
Women-led Indigenous collective focused on territorial defense, environmental justice and protection of Amazonian communities and defenders.
Kichwa Territory4/7Kichwa Territory · Ecuadorian Amazon
Internationally recognized Kichwa community advancing the Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest) proposal — one of the Amazon's reference models for Indigenous territorial governance.
Chocó Andino Biosphere Reserve5/7Chocó Andino Biosphere Reserve · Ecuador
Private conservation reserve protecting one of Earth's most biodiverse cloud forest hotspots — habitat of the spectacled bear — through research, education and ecotourism.
Ecuadorian Pacific Coast6/7Ecuadorian Pacific Coast · Marine
Marine conservation initiative focused on cetacean conservation, ecosystem protection, environmental education and community engagement along Ecuador's Pacific coast.
ECUADORIAN PACIFIC COAST7/7Las Tunas · Ecuadorian Pacific Coast
Community-linked coastal initiative connected to environmental awareness, surf culture and local stewardship of beaches and nearshore ecosystems.
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