Bio-diversity

The communities that make up the project ( St. Hedwig , St. Thomas , Los Angeles , California , Santa Lucia and La Lira ) cover 25Km squares average - Low Savegre watershed and have a population density of 41 people per square km ie A total of 1034 people of which 526 are men and 508 are women in 242 families. These led the womens group of St. Thomas and coordination technique for ombudsmen t Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to advise farmers in the area, communities initiate the necessary steps to develop an eco -tur guitar initiative that includes various alternative income communities and raise awareness of the potential tur stico they have, but most with the ability to stop accelerating processes of deforestation or land use change , mainly to promote more strongly the coffee and livestock . The project aims to develop conservation activities that promote and strengthen community MANAGEMENT n in the management , protection and conservation of natural ecosystems through complementary ecotourism activities , training, environmental education n n Marketing and promotion , allowing improving the income of families and posesionando the site as an eco- tourist destination in the region stico n . N also seeks to strengthen community organizations to boost mechanisms for control, protection and restoration of natural resources n communities and protected areas as aleda . On the other hand aims to develop a training plan aimed at the formation of n as local gu , brigade COVIRENAS and raise awareness in children j os YOUNG communities in different environmental issues. Finally, looking to have a sufficient supply tur Local guitar ada integrated design according to the needs of tourists, an area of information and the offer and sale of informational and promotional material suitable to meet your expectations and efficient marketing of the product Local . The objectives taking into account that the activity is fairly new in the communities become quite ambitious and require significant effort and ordered through a series of activities to achieve the success . The project is proposed for a total of 33558.5 d dollars of which prompted UNDP 18134.00 total of d dollars and 15424.5 d lares counterpart is provided. These resources would be used for the execution of the work plan which is oriented in three lines l b SICAS , one in regard to the strengthening of community organizations and environmental protection , the other part of the training and finally in regarding the promotional marketing ny area . They wait until the project is spearheading the development of tur stico regi n p bouquet and the beginning of a change in attitude of many people regarding the use of natural resources and to generate knowledge and MANAGERIAL n capacity in communities and their leaders and groups or associations to strengthen tourism as toddlers and have an important responsibility to those who inhabit the region ny for the natural and cultural assets present . GENERAL OBJECTIVE : Develop conservation activities that promote and strengthen community MANAGEMENT n handling, protection and conservation of natural ecosystems through complementary ecotourism activities , training, environmental education n n Marketing and promotion , allowing improve family income and the posesionando site as an eco- tourist destination in the region stico n . Objectives spec GRAPHICS : Strengthen community organizations to boost mechanisms for control, protection and restoration of natural resources n communities and protected areas as aleda . Develop a training plan aimed at the formation of n as local gu , brigade COVIRENAS and raise awareness in children j os YOUNG communities in different environmental issues. Providing supply tur Local guitar ada integrated design according to the needs of tourists, space information and the offer and sale of informational and promotional appropriate and sufficient to meet your expectations and efficient marketing of local produce material.

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