Environmental research

The Sandy Mesa community is located within the area of damping n PN Cruz Carrillo ( Guaramacal ) in Trujillo state . The main economic activity is farming mica shade coffee , but on the last d each have migrated many farmers growing vegetables with agroqu monkeys , creating a very large n pressure on montane forests in the National Park boundaries l . This project is developing a prop sito n productive diversification plan in the community, generating livelihoods that conserve forests and slow the expansion of vegetable growing n . The community has an active Community Council , with experience in the development of socio-productive projects and concerned about the need to conserve local forests , protecting water sources . It aims to promote productive activities agroecol traditional Zone as home gardens , growing fruit , the cr to laying hens and growing flowers , to generate additional household income while their plantations are recovered with new varieties and forests affected are reforested with native species

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