From national contest to national network: Friends of Felids
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £244,330
WHERE Costa Rica
Summary
New socio-economic pressures threaten Costa Rican biodiversity. It is urgent to show that with ideas and support, it is possible to conserve nature and also receive benefits. We will challenge communities in felid conflict hotspots to come together to compete for a great opportunity: to access an ecolabel for incubation and acceleration of products and experiences with promotion and management of possible sales channels. Communities will earn a redefined relationship with wildlife by improving their stewardship of jaguars and
pumas.
Communities’ Board for the constitution of the Association Amigos de Felinos, DINADECO - Directorate of Community Development, Pura Inspiration, Society for the Preservation of Endangered Carnivores and their International Ecological Study (SPECIES), Michelle Soto, GYF - Program Gente y Fauna at the Association Confraternidad Guanacasteca
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