Climbing palm trees: sustainable harvesting of aguaje and unguragui
The Chanchari family welcomes us in the community of Puerto Diaz, on the banks of the Pastaza. It is a small community of a handful of Kichwa families. They work a plot of land of no more than 2 hectares where they grow cassava and other foodstuffs, but especially pineapple, which they sell [...]
More than 20 businesses in protected natural areas gain access to funding after winning the Entrepreneurs by Nature award.
A total of 21 ventures that develop sustainably in the field of natural protected areas nationwide will have access to financial support to enhance and optimize their activities, as winners of the third edition of the Entrepreneurs for Nature contest, an initiative promoted by the National Service of Natural Protected Areas by [...]
Sernanp and Profonanpe launch the Entrepreneurs for Nature contest to promote sustainable ventures in protected areas
One of the main strategies for the conservation of natural protected areas (NPAs) promoted by the Ministry of the Environment, through the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp), is the development of sustainable economic activities based on the responsible management and use of natural resources that contribute to the protection of the environment.
