Global Canopy Project´s REDD Desk
Collaboration with the Global Canopy Project´s REDD Desk providing on-line information for Ecuador.

Map of Key Actors on REDD in Ecuador
A map of key actors, institutions and stakeholders on REDD in Ecuador Map of Actors on REDD in Ecuador.

Katoomba Ecosystem Services Incubator
EcoDecision is managing the Katoomba Ecosystem Services Incubator, an initiative of the Katoomba Group and Forest Trends. The Incubator provides integrated, early-stage design support to a portfolio of ecosystem services projects in Latin America and Africa with strong community and biodiversity benefits.

Replication of Water Funds
With the support of Ashoka and Mulago Foundation, EcoDecision is strengthening its capacity to provide sustainable water management services, insure impact and scale up its efforts. With Grupo GEA from Perú efforts are underway to develop a water fund to protect water sources for Lima and replicate the experience to other cities in the country.
Together with FONAG and the Northern Tropical Andes Program of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), supported by USAID, we are working on the replication of water funds in other Ecuadorian cities and regions (Cuenca, Zamora and Espindola and Tungurahua).

Research and Training
With CONDESAN, a consortium of organizations working for the sustainable development of the Andes, EcoDecision is participating in action-oriented research to review all watershed protection initiatives underway which value watershed services in the region.
With the Ecosystem Marketplace, EcoDecision is tracking the development of what could eventually be called a hydrological services market.

Redisas (Red de Interesados en Servicios Ambientales)
Redisas is a network formed by people in Latin America who are involvedin the natural services topic by working, studying or practicing it. This network shares information of projects, oportunities, documents, etc. www.redisas.org

Biodiversity Offsets:
EcoDecisión has undertaken comprehensive research on biodiversity offsets and conducted a detailed political viability analysis about their possible implementation in Ecuador in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Sustainable Development Land-Use Planning:
EcoDecisión has been working closely with the provincial government of Pichincha, municipal government of San Miguel de los Bancos and the local government of Mindo to help develop a sustainable development plan for Mindo, an area of exceptionally high biodiversity and of international importance for bird conservation.

Transparent information on climate change and forests:
EcoDecisión is currently working with several partners on efforts to provide greater transparency and publicly available information on REDD and forest carbon, including:
- A regional assessment on the state of REDD with Articulación Regional Amazónica,
- Work with Forest Trends to track public finance for REDD in Ecuador,
- Support to the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador to develop background materials for public engagement on REDD,
- Collaboration with the Global Canopy Project´s REDD Desk providing on-line information for Ecuador
- And a map of key actors, institutions and stakeholders on REDD in Ecuador

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