Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project

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dc.contributor.authorTropical Re-Leaf Foundationen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialPort of Spainen
dc.coverage.spatialTrinidaden
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbeanen
dc.coverage.temporal1982en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:20:03Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:20:03Zen
dc.date.issued2007-08-02en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project (FACRP) is a widely recognized and highly regarded environmental initiative located on the island of Trinidad. In the early 1980's, the area was settled illegally by landless farmers on land owned by the governments Water and Sewage Authority (WASA). As a result of annual fire damage in the existing grassland, the WASA began an effort to secure its holdings to protect the water supply. The Fondes Amandes hillside community secured verbal permission to remain on their land and protect the critical portion of the watershed through agro-forestry and fire protection activities. Working with the assistance of the Tropical Re-Leaf Foundation, they have been successful at planting hardwood and fruit tree species throughout the watershed. These activities provide employment opportunities for the residents. There are additional opportunities for implementing ecotourism ventures that are currently being explored.en
dc.description.notesPES-1 (Payments for Environmental Services Associate Award)en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier2533en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67037en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.canari.org/Fondes%20Amandes%20final.pdfen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.canari.org/trinidad_diagnostic.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectWater purificationen
dc.subjectSedimentationen
dc.subjectWater managementen
dc.subjectFireen
dc.subjectSoil erosionen
dc.subjectPayments for environmental servicesen
dc.subjectSurface wateren
dc.subjectTropical zonesen
dc.subjectWater useen
dc.subjectWateren
dc.subjectConservation incentivesen
dc.subjectWater qualityen
dc.subjectWatershed managementen
dc.subjectWater pollutionen
dc.subjectIllegally settled farmersen
dc.subjectPort of spainen
dc.subjectFireen
dc.subjectWatersheden
dc.titleFondes Amandes Community Reforestation Projecten
dc.typeAbstracten
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