To provide the responsible government agencies and local communities with the baseline data, tools and training that will underpin the development of a conservation plan for the sustainable management of the bi-national Parque Nacional La Amistad (PILA). To do so through the production of a unified and prioritised life zone map as part of an existing agreed strategy whereby the mapping and stratified inventory of keystone species will provide the foundation of a binational management plan. Thereby helping both countries meet commitments under Articles 8, 5, 7 and 12 as required by their BAPs whilst also contributing to international efforts through the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, Protected Areas, Ecosystem Approach, Forest Biodiversity and Mountain Ecosystem Programmes of Work of the CBD.
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