Interest Groups and Primary Relationships
FAN relates to its interest groups based on a primacy of
independence and transparency that characterizes its actions.
Specifically, the interest groups and guiding principles for
institutional performance are, as follows:
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- 9 lowland and highland indigenous organization, 23 TCOs (native
community land), 9 producers associations, 24 individual
communities.
Photo: Raúl Perez - Beni
FAN has been working to integrate different actors from this
sector so they will adhere to biodiversity conservation by way of
alliances, projects, and joint actions, dialogue, the search for
consensus, and shared information. FAN has been working extensively
and closely with the indigenous and rural communities linked to
these priority areas and biodiversity conservation initiatives.
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- 15 private companies, among which we can highlight the
following: Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia,
Indigenous Peoples of Beni Central Office, Capitanía of Alto and
Bajo Isoso, the Guaraní Peoples Assembly, Tacana Indigenous Peoples
Central Office TIPNIS Indigenous Subcentral Office, El Chairo
Community, Communities neighboring Noel Kempff Mercado National
Park, Communities neighboring the Southern region of the Amboró
Integrated Management Natural Area, Association of Ecological
Producers Organizations of Bolivia, Huasha Ena Honey Producers
Association, Biomiel Honey Producers Association, Caballero Honey
Producers Association, La Yunga Responsible Tourism Association,
National Maca Producers Association, Guaguazu Association of Women
Cusi Collectors, Futuro Association, Uñatatawi Foundation, Suelos y
Manos Amazónicas Racionales Ltda., Naturalcos S.A., Laboratorio
Hahnemann, Sobre La Roca, LAFAR S.A., Laboratorios Valencia,
Curtiembre Bolivian Leathers , Curtiembre Bolivian Croco,
Curtiembre Moxos, Curtiembre Ciensa.
Photo: AndrÉs Unterlasdater - Feria de
Biotrade
Similarly, FAN is working with the private sector in ventures
related to sustainable management and use of biodiversity.
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- Government and Political Actors: Vice Ministry of Biodiversity,
Vice Ministry of Land Use Planning and the Environment, Forestry
Superintendent, National Protected Areas Service, National Climate
Change Program, Center for the Promotion of Bolivia (CEPROBOL),
National Agricultural Health and Food Inocuidad Service (SENASAG),
General Director of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Prefects of
the Departments of Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando, Chuquisaca and
Cochabamba, Federation of Associations of Municipalities of
Bolivia, Association of Municipalities of Santa Cruz, (AMDECRUZ),
27 municipal governments, Centro de Investigación de Agrícola
Tropical (CIAT) Tropical Agriculture Research Center, Noel Kempff
Mercado Museum of Natural History, Bolivian Institute of Forest
Research, National Herbario of Bolivia, and the Herbario of
Chuquisaca.
Photo: FAN / Archive
For FAN the independence of its technical opinion and the
transparency of its actions are fundamental. FAN believes it is
vital to support government institutions relating to biodiversity
conservation in a proactive manner through joint actions, and with
technical tools and foundations to guide decision-making and
policies in favor of conservation.
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- Funding entityes and Donors: The Royal Netherlands Embassy Bolivia, Secretary of
Economy of Switzerland, German Technical Cooperation -
International Center for Migration (GTZ-CIM), United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation (COSUDE), The Danish International Development
Agency (DANIDA), The European Space Agency (ESA), United Nations
Development Program (UNDP), Bioversity, International Congress
& Convention Association (ICCA-EU) Conservation International
(CI), European Union (EU), American Electric Power, BP-Amoco,
PacifiCorp, MacArthur Foundation, Caroline Gable, Hope Stevens,
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), The Nature Conservancy
(TNC), National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA), National
Climate Change Program(PNCC), Local Economic Development
Agropuecuario in Chuquisaca (DELACH), Andean Community of Nations
(CAN), Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACTO),
Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)
Photo: FAN / M.C. Arteaga
We believe our funders and donors are our partners. Our
commitment to them obligates us to give each and every one of the
programs, projects, or actions to which they provide financial
support the same importance and the best technical quality
possible. Therefore, we try to stay one step ahead of their
requests and are known for being punctual in our commitments and
for maintaining fluid communications.
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- NGOs and Sector Institutions: Chamber of Industry, Commerce,
Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (CAINCO); National Chamber of
Biotrade; Association of Ecological Producers Organizations of
Bolivia (AOPEB), Bolivian International Trade Institute (IBCE),
Bolivian Institute of Forestry Research (IBIF), International
Center for Forest Research; Tropical Agronomy Center for Research
and Teaching; Göttingen University, University of Bonn, University
of Florida, Oxford University, Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous
University; Center for the Promotion of Sustainable Technologies
(CPTS), Expocruz, Trópico Foundation, PUMA Foundation, Foundation
for the Development of Ecology; Bolivian Association for
Conservation (ABC), FAUNAGUA Association, NATURA, Nuevo Norte
Foundation, FAUTAPO, PROCOIN, PRORURAL, FADES, IDEPRO, PROFIN,
Program for the Conservation of Bats in Bolivia, Group of
specialists in crocodilians, Tarija Environmental Protection
(PROMETA).
Photo: FAN / Archivo - Puma, FAN y
WWF
FAN establishes alliances with other environmental institutions
and complementary sectors in order to strengthen its actions and
achieve greater impact in biodiversity conservations. When working
in partnership with others, FAN learns from its partners and
integrates lessons learned into its capacities, but it also
supports the development of its partners' capacities for
biodiversity conservation management.
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