The Fundación EcoMinga – Network for the Protection of Threatened Forests, is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) ecuadorian non-profit organization that is dedicated to the protection of areas of high endemism and biodiversity, through the creation of a system of protected reserves, private, dedicated to the conservation of globally threatened species from extinction.
The Foundation also has a legal status granted by the Ministry of the Environment through Ministerial Agreement N° 5 of the February 15, 2006.
We currently have 15 reservations, 13 of them concentrated in the cantons of Baños de Agua Santa and Mera (Broker Connectivity Llanganates-Sangay),
and two reserves to the northwest of Ecuador, the Book Dracula on the border with Colombia and the Reserve Río Manduriacu, in the region of the Tropical Andes, in the province of Imbabura. Our reserves cover more than 12,000 hectares (ha) and protect a wide variety of ecosystems including rainforests and moorlands ranging from 900 m up to 3860 meters above sea level.
● Develop activities aimed at the conservation of the Tropical Andes of Ecuador, through the establishment, management and expansion of private protected areas, in “hot spots” of endemism and threatened species.
●Our actions are based on: (a) scientific research, (b) the committed work of the team, (c) the interrelationship with actors conservation; and (d) the permanent link with the community, to contribute to the sustainable development of the populations of the area of influence.
To be a leading organization of the conservation of the “hot spots” most important of endemism in the montane forest of the andean, being a reference to the national and international level.
The fundación EcoMinga you have defined your values, such as axes articulators to its mission and vision.
● Work in a Team
● Leadership
● Commitment
● Honesty
● Consistency
● Responsibility
● Transparency
With the vocation and commitment to protect forests piemontanos and cloudy in the Andes, located on the edge of the Amazon basin, in east-central Ecuador, in the year 2004, our founders took the first steps, to the creation of protected areas in the area of Baños de Agua Santa.
EcoMinga was officially established on February 15, 2006 under the supervision of the Ministry of the Environment. In its beginnings the Board of our foundation was formed mostly by ecuadorian and some residents of united States and United Kingdom. However, from 2013 to the present, the board is comprised of leading scientists, educators, artists, young people and entrepreneurs in the ecuadorian convinced of and committed to the conservation of our biodiversity.
From its foundation, and with a clear vision of conservation of hotspots most important of endemism, EcoMinga has expanded its action to other areas of great importance, with the creation of reserves on the slopes of the Western Andes in the northwest of Ecuador, promoting the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity that are in danger of extinction.
Important part of the activities of the foundation has been the incorporation of young people and community, which has strengthened the work and results, within the context of the conservation and sustainable development.
In the present EcoMinga is proud to have 15 reserves, which are located within the territory of four provinces of the country, Carchi, Imbabura, Tungurahua and Pastaza, of which two of them have been declared part of the National System of Protected Areas (SNAP).
Javier Robayo
Juan Reyes
Lori Swanson
Lou Jost
John Kohn
Mario Yanez
David Monteros
Darwin Recalde | Piety Walls | Joseph Grefa | Santiago Recalde | Samantha | Barrier Fausto Recalde | Luis Recalde
Darwin Recalde | Piety Walls | Joseph Grefa | Santiago Recalde | Samantha | Barrier Fausto Recalde | Luis Recalde
Luis Micanquer | Gabriel Micanquer| Viviana Casanova| Sara Chingal | Patrick Chuga | Jeovanni War | Milton Cantincuz | David Yela | Joshua Quintanchala
Jimmy Alvarez | Jessica Alvarez | David Monteros | Alicia Alvarez | Darius Weapons | Janice Flores | Nataly Yépez.
Jimmy Alvarez | Jessica Alvarez | David Monteros | Alicia Alvarez | Darius Weapons | Janice Flores | Nataly Yépez.
Luis Rodriguez |Daniel Chavez
Sara Chingal
David Monteros
David Monteros
Samantha Barrera
Daniel Chávez
Geovanna Polo
Patricia Guerra
Tatiana Jaramillo
María Belén Molina
Kenzo Bodo van Gogh
Juan Quintero
David Monteros
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Non-governmental organization (NGO) Fundación EcoMinga
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Fundación EcoMinga is a non-ecuadorian non-profit organization that is dedicated to the protection of areas of high endemism and biodiversity.