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Yerba mate – a market-driven model for conserving Paraguay’s Atlantic Forest

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£309,244
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Paraguay

Summary

Partnership between the indigenous Mbaya Guarani, campesinos, private sector, government and civil society, will support and promote shade-grown yerba maté cultivation at San Rafael reserve, providing culturally- and environmentally-appropriate land use that reduces poverty, respects rights and conserves globally-threatened forest biodiversity, and informs conservation of Paraguay’s remaining Atlantic Forest fragments.
 
Status Completed
Reference 23-016
Round 22
Start 01/04/2016
End 31/03/2019

Project Leader

Lead Organisation


Regions
South America

Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS

Production
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION

Threats To Biodiversity
OVER EXPLOITATION, LAND USE CHANGE

Broad Approches
GOODS SERVICES, INCENTIVES, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIVELIHOODS, COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, GENDER

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, RESEARCH, TRAINING, PARTICIPATORY, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, MONITORING, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Countries
Paraguay

Conventions
CBD

Documents:
Download: Final Report - 23-016 FR edited - 03/03/2020

Download: Half Year Report - 23-016 HYR3 - 20/08/2020

Download: Annual Report - 23-016 AR2 - 23/01/2019

Download: Half Year Report - 23-016 HYR2 - 10/01/2018

Download: Annual Report - 23-016 AR1 - 20/08/2020

Download: Half Year Report - 23-016 HR1 - 16/02/2017

Download: Application Form - 23-016 St2 App - 27/04/2016