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Work Initiated to Declare New UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve May/June 2009
An extensive series
of glacial lakes are a key water source
In
mid-June, an NCI team visited a number of cloud forest and paramo
regions in the central Andean provinces of Azuay and Cañar
in Ecuador to begin the process of declaring the new UNESCO Cajas
Biosphere Reserve and to support conservation initiatives in the
southern part of the Sangay National Park. These highly biodiverse
cloud forest and paramo ecosystems contain an extensive series of
glacial lakes and are the key water source for Ecuador’s largest
hydroelectric project, producing over half the electricity consumed
by the country. The NCI visit was prompted by an invitation from
the Cajas National Park and the Tropical Cordillera Foundation.
Through close collaboration with local stakeholders, NCI staff will
now begin compiling the necessary documents to submit to UNESCO
for approval.
In
mid-June, an NCI team visited a number of cloud forest and paramo
regions in the central Andean provinces of Azuay and Cañar
in Ecuador to begin the process of declaring the new UNESCO Cajas
Biosphere Reserve and to support conservation initiatives in the
southern part of the Sangay National Park. These highly biodiverse
cloud forest and paramo ecosystems contain an extensive series of
glacial lakes and are the key water source for Ecuador’s largest
hydroelectric project, producing over half the electricity consumed
by the country. The NCI visit was prompted by an invitation from
the Cajas National Park and the Tropical Cordillera Foundation.
Through close collaboration with local stakeholders, NCI staff will
now begin compiling the necessary documents to submit to UNESCO
for approval.