Plataforma Pacífico Plataforma Pacífico is a collaborative alliance between five environmental funds that are part of the Network of Environmental Funds in Latin America and the Caribbean (RedLAC): Forever Costa Rica Program (Costa Rica), Fondo Ambiental Nacional (Ecuador), Natura Panama Foundation, Natural Heritage Fund (Colombia)
COMMUNITY REDD+ PORTFOLIO The Community REDD+ Portfolio in the biogeographical Chocó region is composed of nine REDD+ projects verified by the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Alliance (CCB) and the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). Nineteen ethnic communities in the biogeographical Chocó region have been working on
Connected Landscapes Caquetá Connecting landscapes with people This project seeks to stop forest degradation and disappearance by strengthening local governance, promoting sustainable livelihoods, and preparing for payments for environmental services linked to forest conservation. Our objective is to reduce Amazon forest deforestation rates, implementing sustainable
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE MALPELO FLORA AND FAUNA SANCTUARY Implementation began in 2008. The Malpelo Flora and Fauna Sanctuary’s equity ensures long-term financial sustainability of this project. For this purpose, the Malpelo subaccount was created, a financial mechanism conceived to co-finance the implementation of
CAMBIARTE: ART FOR CLIMATE CHANGE The CambiARTE contest was designed in 2015 in the context of the Climate Finance event to bring climate change closer to society in general. With the conviction that the power of art can make us aware of our reality and
TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT TFCA TFCA enables long-term financial sustainability for forest conservation. The Tropical Forest Conservation Act in Colombia (TFCA) was created through an agreement signed between the governments of Colombia and the United States and three NGOs with a recognized environmental record around
MOBILIZATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT INTEREST AND AFFECT THEM This project seeks to facilitate the participation, intergenerational exchange, and visibility of children and adolescents as actors of change in caring for the environment. Within the
MEANINGFUL ENVIRONMENTS: HIGH-IMPACT EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENTS In many regions of Colombia, care for the most vulnerable children is provided by NGOs and community grassroots organizations. Ensuring that these children and their families receive the highest quality service is a priority for public policy and Fondo
PARTICIPATORY EDUCATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER IN COLOMBIA – CHILD-LED RESEARCH Water quality and quantity is deteriorating at an alarming rate in Colombia as a result of phenomena associated with basin management and global climate change: currently, 90% of freshwater reserves have problems with
PARTNERSHIPS: NIÑEZ YA AND ALIANZA POR LA NIÑEZ, PARTICIPATION IN PERMANENT SPACES FOR ADVOCACY ON ISSUES REGARDING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS – CREATE PROCESSES AND SPACES FOR ADVOCACY AND DECISION MAKING ON CHILDREN’S ISSUES TOGETHER WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. We seek to create processes and spaces for
