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NEW!! Visit our new site at www.fundaciongolondrinas.org
Maria
Eliza Manteca,
the Foundation's inspiring president |
The
Ecuadorian-run Golondrinas Foundation, located in the western spurs
of the Andes, is one of the most successful grassroots conservation
projects in Ecuador. The Project has been successful primarily because
it incorporates the participation of local farmers. The project's
goal is to conserve a unique forest ecosystem while improving the
standard of living for the people who reside in the region, through
the introduction of adequate agriculture techniques.
Click
here to view our projects and achievements for 2004 (in pdf format)
NEW!! Click here to read our newspaper "La Redacción" - in Spanish
(in pdf format)
View a summary presentation for 2004.
Recent Research
Dr. Joe Clark of the Smithsonian Institution is one of our frequent academic visitors, click here to see a summary of his research.
ROLEX
 In
September 2000 all the activities that Fundación Golondrinas has
been developing in the last five years were world-wide recognized
when the president of the Fundación: Miss Maria Eliza Manteca, was
selected among 2,000 candidates as one of the five winners of the
Rolex Awards Enterprise.
The
Award was given to her as a recognition for her hard work in promoting
sustainable farming techniques in the Ecuadorian Andes with the
main purpose of improving both, the natural environment and people's
living standards. For more information on the recognition of the
Award visit the web: www.rolexawards.com
Map
See large map for a detailed view of Golondrinas
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