September 1, 2013 | We have achieved a major advance in our work with communities and the government to establish the first Pacific Tropical Marine Reserve Area in northern Peru. This proposed area will help to protect the wildlife and biodiversity of the East Pacific Tropical Ocean, an … [Read more...] about NCI Proposes Marine Protected Areas in Peru
NCI and Indigenous Awajun Work Towards Creation of Reserve
July, 2013 | With the support of our Amazonas office and local partners, 14 indigenous Awajun communities have begun the process of establishing a community reserve in the rich Amazon rainforest bordering their lands in northern Peru. As part of the agreement, we are working to improve the … [Read more...] about NCI and Indigenous Awajun Work Towards Creation of Reserve
NCI Helps Establish Samanga Community Reserve
June, 2013 | For six years, we have been working with the Samanga community to protect the Andean cloud forest and paramos ecosystems they depend on for survival. The Samanga highlands have been affected by destructive logging that threatens the watershed and this agricultural community’s … [Read more...] about NCI Helps Establish Samanga Community Reserve
NCI Acts as Lead Catalyst for Cajas Biosphere Reserve
Ecuadorian Government Supports New Biosphere Reserve Alongside NCI
August 14, 2012 | One of the world’s most endangered ecosystems received a boost last week when the Ecuadorean Government and local municipalities announced they would seek the declaration of a 780,000-acre Biosphere Reserve to protect the country's tropical seasonal forests. These forests, … [Read more...] about Ecuadorian Government Supports New Biosphere Reserve Alongside NCI
Photo of Last Jaguar in Amotapes Dry Forest?
May 9, 2012 | Late last year, we recovered this photograph of what may have been the last jaguar in Peru's Amotapes mountain range. The photograph was provided by the son of the farmer pictured here, and was taken in 1965. For centuries, jaguars were killed on sight in the region, and this beautiful … [Read more...] about Photo of Last Jaguar in Amotapes Dry Forest?
Ocelot photos a first in Podocarpus National Park
April 15, 2012 | The mammals of Ecuador's Podocarpus National Park are notoriously hard to record or observe in the field, and as a result, it can be very difficult to understand their habitat range. Scientists at the Institute of Ecology of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), placed … [Read more...] about Ocelot photos a first in Podocarpus National Park
NCI Featured on The Huffington Post
March 4, 2012 | Last week, one member of our dedicated conservation team published a remarkable and hopeful story over at the Huffington Post. Silvia Usuriaga, Nature and Culture International's Program Coordinator, gives her personal account of the ceremony announcing the declaration of the … [Read more...] about NCI Featured on The Huffington Post
NCI Founder Featured in SD Union-Tribune
New declaration protects nearly 1,000,000 acres of Peruvian Amazon, home to threatened indigenous group
February 4, 2012 | "When the council members raised their hands in approval, I felt great pride and happiness, and all of our people were happy as well." With these words, Sebastian Rios Ochoa, a native of the Amazon community of Sucusari described why February 4th had taken on historic significance … [Read more...] about New declaration protects nearly 1,000,000 acres of Peruvian Amazon, home to threatened indigenous group
New Regional Conservation Area Protects 69,000 Acres in Peru
November 1, 2011 | Nature and Culture International and its local partners were instrumental in coordinating the designation of the Salitral-Huarmaca Regional Conservation Area, which protects more than 69,000 acres of endangered dry forest in northwestern Peru. On July 21, 2011, the Peruvian … [Read more...] about New Regional Conservation Area Protects 69,000 Acres in Peru
Regional Protected Areas in Peru Conserve Millions of Acres
August 12, 2011 | Together with a host of local governments and nongovernmental organizations, we are supporting efforts to create a number of regional protected areas in northern Peru that will help protect millions of acres of ecosystems – from rich Amazon rainforests and Andean páramos, to … [Read more...] about Regional Protected Areas in Peru Conserve Millions of Acres
Ecuador’s Government Backs Biosphere Reserve
May, 2011 | Our new office in Ecuador's Azuay province is helping to guide the process for the declaration of the fifth UNESCO biosphere reserve in that country, and the first located in the extremely threatened western foothills of the Andes. National support for the Cajas Biosphere Reserve … [Read more...] about Ecuador’s Government Backs Biosphere Reserve
30+ New Plant Species Discovered in Ecuador
May 3, 2011 | Over the last five years, 32 new plant species have been discovered at our San Francisco Scientific Station – an impressive number according to David Neill, former curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden and coauthor of a new book cataloging Ecuador’s plant diversity. Many of these 32 … [Read more...] about 30+ New Plant Species Discovered in Ecuador
NCI Helps Expand Río Nea Municipal Reserve
March, 2011 | Nature and Culture International has purchased a well-preserved 700 acre property in the Rio Nea area of Zamora County, enlarging a key municipal reserve that protects a highly biodiverse buffer zone of the Podocarpus National Park. The property’s unique cloud forest ecosystems in the … [Read more...] about NCI Helps Expand Río Nea Municipal Reserve
FORAGUA Water Fund Receives $500,000 for Reforestation
January 8, 2011 | FORAGUA, the Southern Ecuador Regional Water Trust Fund spearheaded by NCI, received close to $500,000 thanks to an agreement with the Ecuadorian National Secretariat of Water (SENAGUA). The grant is earmarked for reforestation and restoration of native vegetation on 2,500 acres … [Read more...] about FORAGUA Water Fund Receives $500,000 for Reforestation
NCI Leads Creation of Peru’s First Private Watershed Conservation Area
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