To help the communities better manage their natural resources and meet their conservation goals, the project has provided capacity-building workshops. With technical and financial support from USAID, the project has provided training to communities in planning, accounting, marketing, leadership, and governance to facilitate locally driven project management focused on scaling up sustainable land use practices.
The project has enlisted the communities, including former loggers and shell fishers, to lead biodiversity monitoring activities. The biodiversity monitoring team is trained and equipped with tools like the “SMART” mobile app which allows them to record the location, number, and type of species they’ve encountered within the project area. Communities also receive training on […]
The project area is home to a vast expanse of mangrove forests including a protected area established in 2017 called Cabo Manglares. These mangroves serve as nursery grounds for a diverse array of marine species. They play a pivotal role in carbon sequestration and mitigating climate change, while also offering coastal protection against erosion and […]
The communities of the ACAPA – BMyF REDD+ project traditionally derived their income and subsistence from logging and agricultural production. The project has provided training and technical assistance to local communities on sustainable agricultural practices and market systems development for high-value crops such as cacao and coconut in order to enhance their livelihoods and reduce […]
The ACAPA – BMyF REDD+ project supports local women by providing environmental education, employment, and training in sustainable agricultural practices, including for high value crops such as coconut and cacao. Women are also trained on biodiversity monitoring techniques and are encouraged by the project to participate in decision-making processes and general assemblies. These activities not […]
Many rural areas within the project lack access to modern healthcare services and clean drinking water. To understand the needs of the local community, the project conducted a feasibility study and designed a water treatment facility that now provides 885 families in 20 villages access to potable drinking water. The project also plans to open […]
The ACAPA – Bajo Mira y Frontera REDD+ project protects 58,212 ha of rainforest in the Chocó–Darién ecoregion of southwest Colombia.