MISSION
To manage protected areas in the dry tropical forests of coastal Ecuador. Fundación Pro-Bosque emphasises reforestation, agro-forestry, research, environmental education, and ecotourism programmes.
Fundación Pro-Bosque
History
Fundación Pro-Bosque was created by a Ministerial decree on November 9, 1992 by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
Partnership with WLT
Fundación Pro-Bosque first met World Land Trust (WLT) at a symposium in the Netherlands in 2006 through mutual partner, IUCN-Netherlands. After discussions with WLT, Pro-Bosque submitted a proposal for help with reforestation at Cerro Blanco Protected Forest. In 2010, the partnership was extended in order to support Pro-Bosque with land purchase, and WLT funding has since extended the Cerro Blanco reserve by over 350 acres.
WLT FUNDED PROJECTS
COMPLETED
Cerro Blanco Project
Other activities
- Running two tree nurseries, one at Cerro Blanco and one at Sigsipamba. Cerro Blanco nursery also has a display room and seed library
- Running ecotourism and hosting visitors to Cerro Blanco Protected Forest where there are exhibition rooms, guided trails, snack bars and picnic areas
- Environmental education with local community and youth clubs
