Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor
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Since 1994 Rainforest Concern has made dramatic progress through the project in buying land to build the corridor and in providing alternative income for the local communities - helping them to move out of destructive subsistence slash-and-burn farming and into sustainable alternatives.
The Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor Project is protecting threatened rainforest in Ecuador and will create a vital link between Andean Cloud Forests and the lowland forests of the Awa Ethnic Reserve. In doing so it will ensure continuity of forest between the three largest reserves in western Ecuador.
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The Cloud Forests are in grave danger from the constant threat of logging, mining and farming. As a habitat, they are home to an incredible range of animals including jaguars, spectacled bears and many rare birds, but the relentless pace and scale of destruction is edging these animals towards extinction.
Biological corridors are essential to maintain migration of animal and plant species from one area to another and to ensure healthy population levels.
Rainforest Concern and partners have recently completed the final link of almost 30,000 acres for the northern phase of the corridor. This is a significant achievement in international conservation and the focus is now on the southern phase of the corridor. This phase covers the widest range of habitats with altitudes stretching from 1,000m to 3,500m.
Poverty is the major cause of Cloud Forest destruction in Ecuador. Ecuador's human population is estimated to be 13.7 million (2007) of which 45% live below the poverty line. The income of a small Ecuadorian farmer is equivalent to $5 per day.
More Information
- Community Engagement for Ecuador Rainforest Protection
- Ecuador Cloud Forests & Biodiversity
- Ecuador Save a Hectare Frequently Asked Questions
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