Bio-diversity

In the area of Tortuguero Conservation great efforts are being made to mitigate the p loss of natural resources in recent years has been submitted to an accelerated manner. Various actors n is participating in this process , including ASIREA who through this project aims to manage, conserve and protect the natural resources of the Conservation area from an environmental motivation and n econ mica. The project aims to develop over a period of 18 months with 32 Eco SMEs which to date have been identified ; these Eco SMEs engaged in productive activities located in biofertilizers , food products ; Community tourism, waste management and personal care products . At present some of these initiatives have already started their processes products however their products are not competitive in terms of deficiencies given packaging, presentation n , n IDENTIFICATION niche markets, others . The project involves the issue of competitiveness and marketing of n as key axes , thereby hoping that at the end of 18 months with at least 70 % of SMEs Eco consolidated , it is necessary to invest time by ASIREA the sum of $ 17.881.62 and is requesting support of $ 20,051 to UNDP . These resources will be used in product improvements as labels, packaging , records blicos p , b search of the market , marketing, other . I / as due to such initiatives as heads of households , with low economic levels monkeys, permeates the importance of managing sustained natural resources which have been trained on various topics such as leadership, COVIRENAS , n elaboration of projects, as well as in the activities of productive activity that is engaged or will be dedicated . Eco Geogr cally these SMEs are located in protected areas within the ACTo cally specs are in the buffer zone of the Tortuguero National Park, Private Refugio Barra del Colorado or Acu fero pococ cimo Gu . Consolidating this project , in which office marketing of n is only a means , be of great relevance in different perspectives , first from an environmental point of view , and that could prove that natural resources can protect, preserve and manage in as sustainably if desired; Guests may be thereby mitigate the exploitation process n so far is giving especially in buffer zones and ACTo n Guests may also forward action to recover those areas where resources n is impaired; Second , the project will come to be the window to continue promoting environmentally sustainable initiatives , whether integrated farms , production n org nica , community tourism , forest management and reproduction of species n among others, while generating economic resources monkeys n improve conditions to allow the socio micas and owners of the SMEs Eco . The objective is to contribute ASIREA in the struggle for environmental improvement in the region n Atl ntica , favoring the use of natural resources and implementing alternative production n friendly with the environment in parallel allow human welfare by promoting recovery n - PRESERVATI ny rational use of natural resources . The operational structure of the organization consists of five programs, the biodiversity which aims to ensure the conservation, management and resource recovery n the benefit of forest and farm due or is inici 9 years ago l and 11,500 hectares. have been preserved by the PPSA in Conservation mode; 3,500 have been replanted with appropriate species for region n , and about 110,000 trees have been combined with crops in the form of SAF . Planting trees and donation is one of the most strenuous activity that takes place in the last three years have been planted more than 350,000 trees mainly in areas close to water sources , farms and integrated farms with degraded soils. Small and medium-sized farms are the beneficiaries of this project , through which it has managed to diversify its revenue as adem s of agriculture income families receive an environmental payment for your effort for biodiversity. Another of its programs is the comprehensive MANAGERIAL n H drico Resource . This program inici in 2005 seeks to give a new management and operational politico Water Resource ACTo ( acu aquifers , wells , wetlands, etc.) , a scheme for it strengthens the local MANAGEMENT n is encouraged , the descentralizaci n , the monitoring and environmental citizenship to which it is necessary to make an evaluation will drico h state level resource hydrographic basins and sub basins Charts, as well as the construction of a joint strategy n between civil society, private sector and PUBLIC SECTOR that achieves the goal of providing a sustainable management of the resource area drico h Tortuguero Conservation ( ACTo ) under a watershed approach cally Spec t -level support technician program contributes to improving the competitiveness of goods and services ( improved labels, packaging , packing , registration, laboratory tests, etc.); improve product quality ( laboratory tests, counsel and training as specialists and experts in the management and control of the raw material and the finished product, etc.) , improve MANAGERIAL n of the company ( training in leadership, work team , organization, accounting and finance) and contribute to the sustainability of the SMEs Eco by support in the area of marketing of n . The objective of this program is to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the recovery CTo n , Conservation and management of biodiversity through productive activities are governed by principles of equity and environmental

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