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USAID/Ecuador Sustainable Forests and Coasts Project

Improving Livelihoods by Conserving Mangroves

More than 900 families in Ecuador depend on crabbing in the mangroves of the Gulf of Guayaquil. These same mangroves mitigate global warming and contribute to global carbon sequestration efforts. The Gulf is one of six sites where the USAID Sustainable Forests and Coasts project is conserving biodiversity and protecting natural resources from depletion. In this case, the project works with the Ministry of the Environment and crabbing communities to protect the $60 million in crabbing related activities while preventing mangrove deforestation. See how over 60,000 hectares are being protected as well as how the project is helping communities receive a higher price for their crab meat sales.

The video is in Spanish with English subtitles.

For more information contact:

• Rocío Cedeño,
  Project Specialist 
  USAID/Ecuador
  rcedeno@usaid.gov

• Claudio Saito,
  Project Director
  csaito@costasybosques.org

Website for more information about the project.

Related Information:

• Case Study - An Innovative System for Protecting Mangrove

• Case Study - Responding to Climate Change

• Estudio de Caso - Un Sistema Innovador para Proteger el Manglar

• Galera San Francisco - USAID Costas y Bosques Sostenibles

• La Reserva Manglares Churute y Golfo de Guayaquil

• Golfo De Guayaquil 2011

• USAID Sustainable Forests and Coasts