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Spanning the Equator with a Corridor of Forest
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Ceiba’s conservation goals in western Ecuador have grown beyond the Lalo Loor reserve, and now encompass protecting and restoring forests up and down this wild and unique coast. The corridor spans the equator, connecting the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and will be the first Conservation and Sustainable Use Area in Ecuador to include not just forests but coastal zones as well. Read more... |
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Local Roots and Local Future for Bosque Seco Lalo Loor |
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On the heels of celebrating 15 years of conservation at the Lalo Loor Dry Forest reserve (Bosque Seco Lalo Loor, in Spanish), Ceiba is proud to pass the baton to the Loor family in 2020! The transition of management back to the family is underway.
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Teaching the Tools for a Conservation Future
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When the instructor began to gut a stewing chicken, participants might have wondered whether they had stumbled into a cooking class. It was all part of a Bird Tourism two-day course during which community members learned about avian physiology, ecology, and identification, and how to lead birdwatching tours at their own ecotourism sites.
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Phase 1 of Reforestation Ends with Celebration of Landowners
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“We’ve had to wait a week longer because of all the rain,” said Marcelo Luque, Ceiba’s field coordinator for the Coastal Conservation Corridor, a long-term effort to reconnect the remaining patches of threatened tropical dry forest native to coastal Ecuador.
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Despite the 2018 declaration of a new Biosphere Reserve encompassing the El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, the threat of mining still looms over the cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador. A huge mining concession is currently threatening El Pahuma. Visit us at ceiba.org, and make a difference!
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ALUMNI UPDATE: Dr. Katherine Lininger
"I completed the Tropical Conservation Semester (TCS) with Ceiba in the Spring of 2008 as an undergraduate. TCS was an amazing experience that expanded my language skills, understanding of ecology, and cross-cultural awareness." Read more...
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