MISSION
The Chocó Alliance is devoted to the conservation of the extraordinary tropical forests of northwest Ecuador. The Alliance protects this region by supporting its members – local conservation organizations with years of community-based experience and with deep understanding of this area, its habitats, and its residents.
Organization
The Chocó Alliance is comprised of local Ecuadorian environmental NGOs that work on the front lines to protect habitat and communities in the Chocó. The Chocó Alliance helps its members work more effectively in pursuit of their conservation objectives by creating opportunities to coordinate efforts, share resources, and leverage one another’s successes.
Working together through the Alliance in pursuit of a regional approach to conservation, member organizations can magnify their impact to protect the Chocó’s extraordinary biodiversity.
WHERE WE WORK
Tumbes Choco Magdalena biodiversity hotspot and Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot
Northwest Ecuador is home to one of the most threatened tropical forests on the planet. Containing both the Tropical Andes and Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena biodiversity hotspots, this region rivals the Amazon in biodiversity and far surpasses it in terms of endemism. With less than 2 percent of the original lowland forest remaining and an annual deforestation rate of 2.5 percent, these forests must be saved now.
The Ecuadorian Chocó encompasses nearly 500,000 hectares, including two national parks. The best way to save this fragile ecosystem is by protecting the existing forests in cooperation with the communities living in and around them. There are several community-based conservation organizations protecting the Chocó in incredibly effective and lasting ways. These local groups are connected to the landscapes and the communities in which they operate. These are the members of the Alliance.
Our Organization
Meet the members of the Chocó Alliance and learn more about their work, values and principles.
Our Work
Learn more about how the Alliance supports its members, and the benefits of collective action and support.
Updates from the field
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5 months with Great Leaf: a human adventure in the heart of nautre
After 5 months working with Fundación Great Leaf, my adventure in Ecuador is coming to an end. As part of my Master’s course in Environmental Policy, I wanted to go to a country rich in biodiversity, and find out a little more about the reality on the ground.
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Biomass Inventory of TMA’s Capuchin Corridor in Coastal Ecuador
This article provides a summary of the biomass inventories and carbon density calculations of the Capuchin Corridor in coastal Ecuador. To see how these numbers have been used to estimate the carbon value of the Capuchin Corridor, refer to Carbon Assessment of the Capuchin Corridor & Camarones River Basin.
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Experiences in Tesoro Escondido
Before this adventure began, I had a different mindset about the forest and animals. Besides, I had no idea what my job would be. On my first day at the Tesoro Escondido Reserve I met new friends with whom we formed a great team and now we are like a family because we live together day by day and share some tasks.
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FCAT initiates landscape-scale reforestation experiment
Last year, FCAT acquired a 42 ha property with plans to use the land as a hub for forest restoration and research.
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Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine
Community members in Ecuador’s Intag Valley have won a court case to stop the Llurimagua copper mining project, with the court ordering the revocation of mining licenses from Chile’s Codelco and Ecuador’s ENAMI EP.
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PBS TV ‘Wild Hope” documentary about EcoMinga and Ecuador’s constitutional “Rights of Nature”
Last year biologist Sean Carroll’s television production company, Tangled Bank, began filming a series of TV documentaries focusing on positive nature conservation news.
Photo Credit - Ngoc Sam Thuong Dang, Hummingbirds / Julia Watkins, Ecuador 2021, Lookfar Conservation
Questions?
Contact info@chocoalliance.com to get more information on the project.