Conserving Madidi-Manu Landscape of Bolivia and Peru
This consortium aims to preserve the natural corridor (approximately 19,000,000 hectares) flanked by the Madidi National Park in Bolivia and Manu in Peru, which integrates a range of ecosystems from 150 m to 6,000 m above sea level.
The consortium works to build the capacities of national, regional, and indigenous governments and local institutions, develop joint strategies for landscape management, assess impacts of infrastructure development projects, and propose alternatives for mitigation and sustainable development.
The consortium also conducts research for conservation and supports local governments in municipal and regional conservation, biodiversity management, managing sustainable forest products such as Brazil nuts, surveillance of protected areas and, strengthening of indigenous territories.
Objective
The consortium works under a framework for a common conservation vision of large landscapes to conserve the biodiversity and integrity of the landscape conservation corridor of Madidi - Manu through integrated land management, technical assistance to indigenous groups and other resource users, the implementation of sustainable alternatives, partnership development, and monitoring of infrastructure projects in the region.
Who is involved?
The consortium is led by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Foundation for Integrated Protection and Sustainable Use of Environment (PUMA) in Bolivia, in addition to the Association for the Conservation of the Amazon Basin (ACCA), Fondo de las Americas (FONDAM), and the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA) in Peru.
Who do they work with?
Indigenous communities and other local populations, organized resource user groups, and local authorities.
Where do they work?
The Madidi - Manu conservation corridor is approximately 19 million hectares, formed by the Madidi National Park in Bolivia and Manu in Peru at its center.
ICAA Goals
- Implement a practical model for applying Strategic Environmental Assessment.
- Develop a system to share information about implemented infrastructure projects.
- Develop regional initiatives to address the challenges of infrastructure development.
- Improve territorial security and surveillance of indigenous territories adjacent to the Madidi National Park.
- Establish and manage at least one municipal reserve.
- Establish at least one new conservation concession.
- Improve the capabilities of two indigenous organizations.
- Improve the ability of six community organizations to manage non-timber forest resources in Peru and Bolivia.
- Develop and obtain funding for 19 community ecobusinesses.
- Increase local active participation in the establishing and maintenance of conservation areas and the monitoring of potential infrastructure threats.
- Develop an information network to promote local participation in decision making related to biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of resources, and the construction of large-scale infrastructure.
- Develop and present policy frameworks to key decision-makers in Peru and Bolivia.
