PACAYA-SAMIRIA INTEGRATED PROGRAMME FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
(Project PE0852)
Market forces today threaten nature's bounty inside the reserve where, for centuries, local communities have used plant and animal resources sustainably. In the northwestern part of the reserve, spills from oil production have damaged surrounding vegetation. The 55,500 people, mainly of Indian origin, that live in some 100 settlements in the reserve lack basic amenities such as health, education, and safe water. The settlements have both subsistence and market economies based on the use of natural resources. WWF has been supporting the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve for the past decade. The current project now nearing the end of its two-year pilot phase is funded by Danida, the Danish foreign aid agency, and managed by WWF in conjunction with a Danish trade union, the International Forum of the Danish Labour Movement. The project is run in close collaboration with two Indian federations, AIDECOS and AIDECOP, and several regional institutions. The project's overall aim is to implement a sustainable management system for renewable natural resources. The initial phase in two selected areas involves encouraging community development, studies to improve and manage natural resources, and developing health and bilingual education programmes.
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