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Conservation Alliances and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Western Amazon

ICAA fomenta actividades sostenibles. ICAA promotes susteinable practices. Foto: Rainforest Alliance

This Consortium promotes biodiversity and natural resource conservation through the production and marketing of timber, non-timber forest products, coffee, cacao, and tourism services by promoting best management practices and sustainable product certification in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

In Ecuador, the consortium supports sustainable cacao cultivation in areas adjacent to protected areas through best conservation practices, product certification and product marketing. The consortium works with agriculturalists towards coffee certification in Colombia and Peru, and towards timber certification in Peru and Bolivia by promoting sustainable practices. In addition, through agreements with governments and universities in Ecuador and Peru, consortium members build capacity of local businesses to implement sustainable tourism practices and achieve tourism certification such as Smart Voyager in Ecuador.

This consortium is led by Rainforest Alliance in cooperation with Fundación Natura de Colombia and Conservación y Desarrollo de Ecuador.