July 10, 2010 | Nature and Culture International played a crucial role in the creation of the new 17,000-acre Tilacancha Private Conservation Area, which protects the water source for the city of Chacapoyas, the capital of Peru's Amazonas region. The conservation area, located within the rural … [Read more...] about NCI Leads Creation of Peru’s First Private Watershed Conservation Area
NCI’s Land Purchase Expands Cazaderos Reserve by 4,460 Acres
July 2, 2010 | With the support of the Nature and Culture Ecuador Foundation (FUNACE), we recently purchased an additional 4,460 acres in southwestern Ecuador for the Cazaderos Natural Reserve, helping to protect a pristine and endangered area of Tumbesian dry forest. The reserve now totals nearly … [Read more...] about NCI’s Land Purchase Expands Cazaderos Reserve by 4,460 Acres
Saving Peru’s Unique Grassland Paramos
May 17, 2010 | Over the last two years, Nature and Culture International has made significant progress in helping to protect Peru’s paramos – unique alpine grassland ecosystems boasting unusually high numbers of endemic species. Due to the high altitude of paramos, species in this ecosystem have had … [Read more...] about Saving Peru’s Unique Grassland Paramos
Natura and NCI Conserve 7,500 Acres in Ecuador
May 7, 2010 | This March, Nature and Culture International signed an agreement with Brazilian cosmetics company Natura to support the southwestern Ecuador communities of Malvas, Chaquiro, Totumos and Limones in the management of approximately 7,500 acres of threatened dry forest in Zapotillo County. … [Read more...] about Natura and NCI Conserve 7,500 Acres in Ecuador
NCI Signs 5-year Cooperative Agreement with Loreto Regional Government in Peru
May 3, 2010 | In a sign of long-term sustainability, NCI and the Peruvian Program for Conservation, Management and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Region of Loreto (PROCREL) have signed a 5-year agreement. One of NCI’s most successful programs, PROCREL works to conserve the … [Read more...] about NCI Signs 5-year Cooperative Agreement with Loreto Regional Government in Peru
NCI Ranked Top Conservation Funder in Ecuador
March 22, 2010 | The Ecuadorian government has ranked Nature and Culture International as the leading non-governmental international donor to conservation and sustainable development projects in Ecuador. From 2007 through 2009, NCI invested a total of nearly $4 million to conserve highly threatened … [Read more...] about NCI Ranked Top Conservation Funder in Ecuador