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Friends of Conservation
Kensington Charity Centre
Charles House
375 Kensington High St
London W14 8QH
Tel: 020 7603 5024
Email: focinfo@aol.com |
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Friends of Conservation support a variety of forestry and fuel efficiency programmes. Here is an overview of projects which aim to mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing levels of atmospheric carbon.
| Tapichalaca Reserve,
Ecuador. This reserve comprises 2,000ha of forest and is adjacent to the Podocarpus National Park. It is home to nearly 1,600 species of birds, many of them endangered, including the Jocotoco Antpitta. The reserve was purchased in 1991 with help from the World Land Trust and is managed by the Fundacion Jocotoco. In addition to protecting the remaining forest, reafforestation using indigenous species is taking place.
We are pleased to be able to let you know that we have recently sent funds to enable the purchase and conservation of additional land in Tapichalaca Reserve. Thank you to everyone who made this possible by donating towards this project - your support is much appreciated. We are now reviewing potential new sites with the World Land Trust and will post more details in due course. |
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| Ranthambhore National Park,
India. Recognised as a leading tiger reserve, the Park is an island of deciduous forest measuring 392km²
in area of which 90% has wood cover. Surrounded by 200,000 people and 1.5 million cattle and livestock, the Park is under continual siege from those seeking fuel, wood and fodder. We support the local Prakratik Society who operate a variety of community programmes including a livestock management programme intended to improve the quality of breeding cattle; increase milk yield and provide the raw material to fuel the biogas programme which is being adopted in many villages as an alternative to precious forest resources. The Prakratik Society also provide community health and education services. |
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| Masai Mara, Kenya. Due to population growth and tourism needs the loss of wood-cover on the world-famous Masai Mara is reaching critical proportions. A Maasai woman may have to walk 13kms from her home to find fuel for her daily needs - and then carry it home FOC is promoting use of non-woodfuel energy sources and involving local people in their supply and maintenance. In 2004 FOC plans to plant 90,000 indigenous seedlings as part of an ongoing programmed and is paying local people to collect the seeds of indigenous trees |
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| Tambopata National Reserve and Bahhuaja Sonene National Park,
Peru. The Amazonian State of Madre de Dios is one of the least populated and least developed regions of the Amazon . With over 590species of birds and 1230 species of butterfly found in one 55km area is has amazing biodiversity. The Region is endangered from oil and gas prospecting, illegal logging, mining and unsustainable farming practices. Our local partners are seeking to prevent forest destruction through the development of alternative sources of income and environmental education and the promotion of native community initiatives on development problems. |
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| Costa
Rica. Our partners, VIDA work with local communities to protect and restore habitats. Much of the land had been damaged through logging and agriculture and previous projects include restoring habitat around the internationally renowned Cano Negro and Forest Refuge, caused by the removal of woodcover around the lagoon. We are currently reviewing new projects to support in the Monte Verde region and will give an update in due course. |
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