Villacrés, J.2016-04-192016-04-1920011-59111-009-2http://hdl.handle.net/10919/65453Metadata only recordProject SUBIR has been working since 1992 in conservation and development in the lower areas of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve (RECC). SUBIR staff implement activities in association with other NGOs, specifically, CARE, JATUNSACHA, ECOCIENCIA, and with local communities. The purpose of the project is to implement development models based on the sustainable use of available natural resources to satisfy the needs of families and the social development of local peasant organizations. For this purpose, Project SUBIR staff develop activities which includeapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightParticipatory processesRural developmentTrainingNongovernmental organizations (NGOs)TenancyEthnicity/raceCommunity-based organizationsForest managementIndigenous communityTropical zonesLaws and regulationsInstitutional capacity buildingSustainable forestryPark buffer zoneLocal governanceSUBIRCotacachi cayapas ecological reserveCAREJatunsachaEcocienciaTimberSocial organizationSmall community businessGovernanceOrganizational strengthening for the sustainable management of natural resources in tropical rain forestsBookCopyright 2001 by SANREM CRSP and CARE-SUBIR. All rights reserved