Bio-diversity

This project aims to support the efforts of a group of 18 families in the community of Santa Elena de San Carlos Pital who, since the two partnerships that are organized , have been making progress in a number of years to improve the conditions of life of their community and to protect the natural resources of the area. Speci cally , this project seeks to help solve a major problem social and environmental policies of this community : the lack of decent employment options , ymsan , lack of sustainable economic development options mico . This problem results in that many families are forced to sow pi conventional , or worse an, to sell their plots due to lack of resource econ monkeys, with the aggravation of having experience and knowledge to develop t production techniques adapted to its as small plots , as required to cede their land to large producers of pi , so that the pollution DEGRADATION n ny soil community because, as we know, this crop used products , and practices that increases are not environmentally friendly . The 18 family members of the Association of Agricultural Producers n Los Angeles Santa Elena and the Association of Women n Friends of Santa Elena , have been developing a plan for the production and marketing of the product n a sustainable integrated livestock and the past have managed resources to the development of this plan. Thus already have cattle and pigs , as well as the knowledge and experience of some producers / as community . This project aims to give these families the opportunity to build the necessary infrastructure to implement modules of 10 m to sustainable integrated livestock and 8 piggeries with digester , as well as equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed to start the production and marketing of n cr as animals , as they have , which is n secure additional income , as well as the sustainability of the investment to be made in infrastructure. In relation na National Strategy PPD / GEF, the project is part of the rea n Focal DEGRADATION Land and meets the priorities estrat Zone Capacity Building and implementacion pr innovative practices on sustainable land management . N with the objectives GRAPHICS spec 5 and 6 is also related program . It is a productive project and at the same time demonstration in the area of sustainable production tem tica n . Be executed by the two above- mentioned organizations, with support from the MAG and the INA ( see Annex MAG) . The total project cost is 40,164 dollars d , of cu les organizations provide a total of 17.170 d dollars (mostly to labor , refreshments and resources for infrastructure construction n ) , and ask a PPD d total of 22,994 dollars . The overall project objective is to strengthen and consolidate a productive alternative adapted to the conditions of the region n , which allows families of Santa Elena generate decent income from the sustainable management of their land and thus turn your small as plots as small family businesses , and improving production technifying n , giving as better job opportunities ; thus avoiding the sons or entire families are forced to leave the community and that the land be sold to agricultural entrepreneurs queues that used in the cultivation of pi to conventional or other generating agricultural activities of pollution ny DEGRADATION n soil . This objective is achieved through the construction of 10 sheds n for semi - estabulaci n, 8 piggeries , 17 digesters , planting improved pastures , establishing grazing apparatus , knowledge sharing between producers , the development of capabilities t and management techniques necessary for successful marketing of n animals and the dissemination of project results . Both organizations have extensive experience in the management ny n execution of projects to support the community, as well as in projects n protection of natural resources in the area and , in the past, and have worked together successfully on several projects . The purpose of this project is to help families as small as micro serve as models for other families to adopt and develop the same t production techniques as appropriate to their small plots for this purpose need to have their support, and of course with the execution n this project successful . N The Association of Agricultural Producers of Santa Elena Los Angeles was founded on June 21, 1991 , is made up of people who reside in the community of Santa Elena de Pital San Carlos . During the fifteen years of existence n our mission has been to contribute to and improve agricultural production n tail and livestock , and also promote the endowment n n populated communal services ; as well as ensuring the conservation ny improving the natural environment , and seek employment options and better quality of life for the local population n . We currently have multiple contacts associated with our agenda, as the area of educational tourism and volunteerism. We are with private enterprise ECOTEACH , the Association n LIFE and Eco Adventures and in the area of environment, conservation ny sustainable use of resources , we are linked to COECOCEIBA - Friends of the Earth Costa Rica , ASCOMAFOR , APREFLOFAS and Corredor Biol logical San Juan la Selva. With regard to experience and project development, n is the following : Demonstration Project recovery of H n riparian habitat or Ara ambiguous and Dipteryx panamensis , UNDP ; Production Project Org nica n of pi to the community of Santa Elena, FUDECOOPERACI N -MA

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