Fundación Jocotoco has acquired a critical property in the middle of the Tapichalaca Reserve in south-eastern Ecuador, which protects the upper Andean cloud forests in the biodiversity hotspot of the Andean Amazon. This biodiversity hotspot is threatened by a 10% annual deforestation rate and home to at least twenty globally endangered or critically endangered plant species. The Tapichalaca Reserve further provides important connectivity between two large national parks.
Protect threatened Andean cloud forest adjoining the Tapichalaca Reserve, Ecuador
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Target
Mountain tapir, Jocotoco antpitta, black-and-chestnut eagle, golden-plumed parakeet, white-necked parakeet, spectacled bear,Bomarea longipes, Fuchsia scherffiana, Passiflora linda, Passiflora zamorana, Piper achupallasense, Piper valladolidense
Area Protected
95 hectares
Location
Ecuador
Grant Amount
25,000