The 217,360 acre Gualaquiza Municipal Reserve is the most recent in a long line of declarations brought about by the work of our office in Cuenca, Ecuador. This new reserve is twice the size of the nearby Cajas National Park, and protects pristine cloud forests while ensuring both the quality and … [Read more...] about New Reserve in Ecuador Protects Key Andean Ecosystems Along with Local Water Supply
NCI Assists in Colombia’s Declaration of Two New Cloud Forest Reserves
Totaling nearly 150,000 acres, the two new reserves declared in Antioquia, Colombia protect rich Andean cloud forests home to stunning biodiversity - including a species of monkey found nowhere else in the world. NCI's partnership with CORNARE, the regional environmental authority that declared the … [Read more...] about NCI Assists in Colombia’s Declaration of Two New Cloud Forest Reserves
Making Great Strides in Protecting Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest through SocioBosque
“NCI is, perhaps, our main NGO ally currently.” – Max Lascano, Director of SocioBosque Since its inception in 2008, NCI has been an official partner of the Ecuadorian government’s innovative SocioBosque program, which combines forest conservation with sustainable economic development. To date, … [Read more...] about Making Great Strides in Protecting Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest through SocioBosque