ECUADOR
PROJECT #1
DEFORESTATION FREE COFFEE
In the wake of massive deforestation in the Amazon basin, the government of Ecuador is using funds allocated by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to strengthen initiatives to produce sustainable supply chains. In late 2019, a Letter of Intent was signed in Quito between MAAE, MAG, UNDP, and Lavazza Group, aimed at strengthening the coffee sector in Ecuador by piloting the “deforestation-free” initiative.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Sucumbíos, Orellana, Napo, Morona Santiago, and Zamora Chinchipe
PERIOD
BENEFICIARIES
AIM
Production and marketing of the first certified “deforestation-free” coffee
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
Young people trained on sensory analysis, processing and tasting techniques through the program A Cup of Learning
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PROJECT #2
THE RIGHTS THREAT
The Napo Province is the gateway to the Ecuadorian Amazon, where the Andes give way to wet forest and 78% is under environmental protection. Indigenous peoples are dedicated to the cultivation of coffee and cocoa, preserving the environment from deforestation and the use of chemical contaminants.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Department of Napo
PERIOD
BENEFICIARIES
AIM
Strengthening the value chain in the Robusta coffee chain through the development of technical and commercial skills of the associations benefiting from the project
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
Hectares dedicated to coffee plantations
Robusta coffee plants delivered
Hectares of protected forests
Young people from production and eco-tourism associations trained through the program A Cup of Learning
WASH component: construction of drinking water system for 2 communities
