In the Ecuadorian rainforest of Pastaza and Morona-Santiago, NCI is working with indigenous communities to conserve their land while earning needed funds for their sustainable development programs. We are working with the Shuar communities of Tumpaim and Kaank Grande, the Achuar community of … [Read more...] about Indigenous Shuar and Kichwa Communities Protect Over 100,000 Acres of Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador
Disney Supports NCI’s Work in Mexico with a Grant for Jaguar Conservation
October 2014 | Nature and Culture International’s Wildlife Trackers of Monte Mojino project has been awarded a $24,350 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to strengthen community awareness and protection of key species and habitats within NCI’s 14,579 acre Monte Mojino Reserve in the … [Read more...] about Disney Supports NCI’s Work in Mexico with a Grant for Jaguar Conservation
Protection of Key Watershed Underway in Peru, Totaling 1,617,000 Acres of Rainforest
October 2014 | With the support of NCI's team in Amazonas, the Regional Government of Amazonas has approved an ordinance protecting the Utcubamba River watershed's environmental values, spanning 1,617,000 acres. Within this critical watershed, ten new protected areas are planned to encompass 535,000 … [Read more...] about Protection of Key Watershed Underway in Peru, Totaling 1,617,000 Acres of Rainforest
Peruvian Candidates for Regional President Support Environmental and Social Principles
Opportunities for Expansion in Colombia
Ecuador’s neighbor to the north, Colombia is home to more vertebrate species than any other country on Earth, and ranks number one in the world in terms of bird, amphibian and butterfly species. Roughly 10% of the planet’s species are found amid its many ecosystems, which range from the Andes … [Read more...] about Opportunities for Expansion in Colombia
Interview with Lydia Lozano, Project Coordinator for NCI-Mexico
“Seeing the path of Nature and Culture in Ecuador has given me the understanding to know where to go from here.” A few weeks ago, Lydia Lozano, the Project Coordinator for NCI-Mexico, visited our staff in Ecuador to learn from their work with local communities and governments. Because both Ecuador … [Read more...] about Interview with Lydia Lozano, Project Coordinator for NCI-Mexico
NCI’s Work Supports Creation of Ecuador’s 6th UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Declared on June 13th, the new Bosque Seco Biosphere Reserve in southwestern Ecuador extends over 1.25 million acres of the country’s most pristine dry forest, home to one of the highest concentrations of endemic birds in South America and an important population of flagship species including the … [Read more...] about NCI’s Work Supports Creation of Ecuador’s 6th UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
NCI Helps Create Two New Reserves Spanning 70,000 Acres in Ecuador
June, 2014 | With the help of our office in Cuenca, Ecuador, two new government reserves have been created at the municipal level, ensuring their protection over the long term. Both reserves protect the habitats of key species and preserve pristine cloud forests and watersheds, which in turn … [Read more...] about NCI Helps Create Two New Reserves Spanning 70,000 Acres in Ecuador
UNDP’s Equator Prize Recognizes Sustainable Development Project
June, 2014 - This June, the Palo Santo project was awarded the United Nations Development Programme’s 2014 Equator Prize alongside 25 innovative projects from around the globe. Awarded biennially, the Equator Prize recognizes outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty through conservation and … [Read more...] about UNDP’s Equator Prize Recognizes Sustainable Development Project
NCI Helps Indigenous Awajun Protect Rainforest
May, 2014 | We are pleased to announce that with the help of our Amazonas office in Peru and the indigenous Awajun people, the 114,406 acre Pamau Nain Awajun Conservation Concession was declared on Friday, May 23rd by the regional government. This legally protects part of the Awajun’s ancestral … [Read more...] about NCI Helps Indigenous Awajun Protect Rainforest
Five Cat Species Found in Monte Mojino Reserve
March 1, 2014 | We purchased an additional 1,000 acres for the Monte Mojino Reserve in Alamos, Mexico, which now totals 14,500 acres and conserves some of America’s northernmost tropical deciduous forests. We have been purchasing land here since 2003 to protect this vanishing ecosystem, which … [Read more...] about Five Cat Species Found in Monte Mojino Reserve
NCI, Indigenous Communities, and Pastaza Government Collaborate to Conserve Amazon
February 15, 2014 | We are working with several indigenous communities and the government of Pastaza, Ecuador to establish conservation areas in two highly biodiverse areas of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest. One of the areas is located adjacent to the world-famous Yasuní National Park, and proposes to … [Read more...] about NCI, Indigenous Communities, and Pastaza Government Collaborate to Conserve Amazon
Shuar Communities Conserve Rainforest and Increase Income
February 2014 | Two years ago, the indigenous Shuar communities of the Nangaritza Valley asked us for help enlisting part of their territory into the Ecuadorian government’s innovative Socio Bosque program. Socio Bosque provides ecosystem service payments to landowners in return for their agreement … [Read more...] about Shuar Communities Conserve Rainforest and Increase Income