Conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives (CWR) and edible wild species (EWS), under an institutional framework and the development of rural community initiatives in Ecuador

To strengthen institutional systems for the implementation and enforcement of measures for the registration, in situ conservation and sustainable use of CWR and EWS in Ecuador, as a complementary scope for the incorporation of CWR and EWS in local, national and global strategies for the conservation of agrobiodiversity and its contribution to the improvement of the quality of life of the rural population.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/10855
Countries
Ecuador
Managing organisations
Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE)
National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP)
Implementing organisations
FAO
Project ID
10855
GEF project type
Medium size
GEF project phase
GEF - 7
GEF Cofinancing
$6.036.928
GEF project grant
$863.242
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE); National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP)