Colombian National Protected Areas Conservation Trust Fund

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The Colombian National protected Areas Conservation Trust Fund Project aims at Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected Areas by: (a) establishing a long-term financing mechanism for key protected areas in Colombia, and (b) consolidating fourteen conservation mosaics, to encompass national parks, buffer zones and surrounding landscapes. The project consists of the following components: Component 1) will capitalize the endowment, design and implement a financial capitalization strategy, which shall include diverse mechanisms and various financial resources, and effectively channel resources to the WAS. Component 2) will support the consolidation of fourteen conservation mosaics, to include national parks, other protected areas, buffer zones and surrounding landscapes. Component 3) will improve Fundacion Fondo de Apoyo a la Biodiversidad y las Aeas Protegidas (FUNBAP), and Administrative Unit of the National Natural Park System (UAESPNN's) institutional capabilities for consolidating the National Protected Areas System, project management, and dissemination.