Livelihoods, forest restoration and empowered women in Ecuador
2021/03/11
Project beneficiary Ana Rosero at the “Las Teresas” nursery, one of two nurseries established under the ITTO project to support forest restoration in the Chimbo River basin, Ecuador. Photo: InWay
A project in Ecuador, Sustainable forest management in the Chimbo River basin, implemented by the SENDAS Foundation and financed by ITTO, has enabled local women to establish two forest nurseries and develop a production, marketing, training and awareness-raising plan to help reforest the river basin.
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Work in the forest nurseries provides local women with income. The money is being spent on education and healthcare for their families.
Women in the river basin established forest nurseries and are managing them under a production, marketing, training and awareness-raising plan.
The forest restoration in the Chimbo River basin will help regulate the water cycle, ensuring a supply of good-quality fresh water.
The project is helping reforest and restore the Chimbo River basin. These forests reduce the human and environmental impacts of landslides and floods, such as those caused by El Niño rain events, and ensure that downstream communities continue to receive a supply of clean drinking water.